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FL: AIWW, Mile 1022.6, SR704 (Royal Park) Bridge, Temporary Deviation
- Date Reported: Aug 22, 2024
- Reporter: Ted Stehle
- Source: CG 7th District LNM 0734/24
- Description:
The U. S. Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation to drawbridge operation regulation, 33 CFR §117.261(v) that governs the Royal Park (SR 704) Bridge, across Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), mile 1022.6, at West Palm Beach, Florida. Under this temporary deviation, the Royal Park Bridge will operate as follows:
(1) The draw will open on the hour and half hour, except that Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays) from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the draw need only open on the half-hour.
(2) When the security zone is enforced, the draw shall operate as follows:
(i) Monday through Friday (except on Federal holidays)
(A) 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., the draw need only open on the half-hour.
(B) 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the draw need only open on the hour and half-hour.
(C) 2:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the draw need only open on the half-hour.
(D) 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the draw need only open on the hour and half-hour.
(ii) Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays the draw need only open on the hour and half hour. This temporary deviation is effective from 8:00 p.m. on August 19, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2024. This action is necessary to allow for continuity in drawbridge operations with adjacent drawbridges during federal rulemaking and during Coast Guard enforcement of the security zone. For further information contact Coast Guard Sector Miami, FL, Waterways Management Division, (305) 535-4317, [email protected]. - Lat / Lon: N 26° 42.435' / W 080° 02.786'
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