WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Coast Guard has issued a rule called: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 16 by Randall D. Overton, Director, Bridge Administration, Seventh Coast Guard District.
Summary: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the SE 17th Street (Brooks Memorial) Bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), mile 1065.9, at Fort Lauderdale, FL. The City of Fort Lauderdale requested the Coast Guard consider placing additional opening restrictions during weekday rush hour periods to assist with vehicle congestion. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge ope...