WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Coast Guard has issued a rule called: Safety Zone; Beltway 8 Bridge Construction, Houston Ship Channel, Houston, TX.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 28 by Ronald J. Caputo Jr, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston.
Summary: The Coast Guard is establishing two temporary safety zones for navigable waters within a 120-yard radius of points on the north and south shore of the Houston Ship Channel under the Beltway 8 Bridge (Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge) overhead construction. The safety zones are needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by constructing a new bridge. Entry of vessels or persons into ...