[Federal Register: January 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 1)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD 08-98-078]
RIN 2115-AE47

 
Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Bayou Lacombe, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Tammany Trace swing span drawbridge across Bayou Lacombe, mile 5.2, at 
Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. This deviation allows the St. 
Tammany Parish Police Jury to close the bridge to navigation 
continuously from 6 a.m. on January 4, 1999 until 6 a.m. on January 16, 
1999 and from 6 a.m. on January 18 until 12 p.m. on January 22,

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1999, The bridge will operate normally from 6 a.m. on January 16, 1999 
until 6 a.m. on January 18, 1999. This temporary deviation is issued to 
allow for cleaning and lubricating the drive gears and replacing the 
drive motor, a necessary maintenance operation. During the closure, the 
railroad rails and ties will be removed and the swing span deck will be 
paved with concrete, an operation necessary for converting the bridge 
from a railroad bridge to a pedestrian/bicycle bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from January 4, 1999 through January 
22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phil Johnson, Bridge Administration Branch, Commander (ob), Eighth 
Coast Guard District, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 
70130-3396, telephone number 504-589-2965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bayou Lacombe Tammany Trace swing span 
drawbridge across Bayou Lacombe, mile 5.2, in Lacombe, St. Tammany 
Parish, Louisiana, has a vertical clearance of 5 feet above mean high 
water in the closed-to-navigation position and unlimited clearance in 
the open-to-navigation position. Navigation on the waterway consists of 
fishing vessels, sailing vessels, and other recreational craft. The St. 
Tammany Parish Policy Jury requested a temporary deviation from the 
normal operation of the bridge in order to accommodate the maintenance 
work and to convert the bridge from a railroad bridge to a bicycle/
pedestrian bridge. The work involves cleaning, repairing and 
lubricating the drive gears, replacing the drive motor, removing the 
railroad rails and ties and resurfacing the swing span deck with 
concrete. This work is essential for the continued operation of the 
draw span, and it is necessary for converting the bridge from a 
railroad bridge to a bicycle/pedestrian bridge.
    This deviation allows the draw of the Bayou Lacombe Tammany Trace 
swing span bridge across Bayou Lacombe, mile 5.2, at Lacombe to remain 
in the closed-to-navigation position from 6 a.m. on January 4, 1999 
until 6 a.m. on January 16, 1999 and from 6 a.m. on January 18 until 12 
p.m. on January 22, 1999.
    This deviation will be effective from 6 a.m. on January 4, 1999 
through 12 p.m. on January 22, 1999. Presently, the draw opens on 
signal at any time.

    Dated: 16 December 1998.
Paul J. Pluta,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 98-34763 Filed 12-31-98; 8:45 am]
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