Transport i infrastruktura · 30.09.1994
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gallants Channel, Beaufort, NC
The Coast Guard is changing the regulations governing the U.S. 70 Bridge across Gallants Channel, mile 0.1, in Beaufort, North Carolina, by extending the hours of restricted openings from the current 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. timeframe to the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. This rule also further limits the number of openings required during the hours of restrictions. From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the bridge will open three times an hour; once on the hour, once twenty minutes past the hour and once forty minutes past the hour for all waiting vessels, commercial and recreational. From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the bridge shall open on signal. This rule is intended to provide for regularly scheduled drawbridge openings to reduce motor vehicle traffic delays and congestion resulting from bridge openings while still providing for the reasonable needs of navigation.