Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 6.10.1995

Drawbridge Operation Regulations, Chicago River, IL

The Coast Guard amends the operating regulations governing the drawbridges owned and operated by the City of Chicago over the Chicago River system. This final rule establishes the times when, and the conditions under which, the bridges need to open for the passage of commercial and recreational vessels, and requires advance notice of a recreational vessel's time of intended passage through the bridges. The rule allows additional drawbridge openings for flotillas of five or more recreational vessels. The regulations have one set of rules for the period of high vessel activity, from April 1 through November 30, and other rules for the remainder of the year. Further, certain bridges on the North Branch of the Chicago River have been deleted from the previous permanent rule because they no longer exist or are no longer in the route of commercial or recreational vessels. The changes are being made in response to a request by the City of Chicago to reduce the number of required bridge openings. That request was premised on the unique situation in Chicago, where 26 bridges across the Chicago River and its North and South Branches in the very heart of the City. As a result, City officials