Maritime Alert – August 18, 2023
The Connecticut
Department of Transportation announces the following:
The section of suspended scaffold beneath the bridge
that the contractor had temporarily removed back in April will be reinstalled
on Wednesday 8/23/23. This section is in Span 4 (the channel that is
closest to the East Haddam shoreline).
The tide clearance boards are recommended as the best
reference for gauging clearance at time of passage, the boards are located on
the swing span pivot pier and the bulkhead at Goodspeed, both have been
adjusted to reflect the vertical clearances to the contractor’s suspended
scaffold.
The schedule for bridge openings for tall marine
vessels is as follows:
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Monday through Thursday at 10am, 1pm, and 4pm.
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Friday through Sunday at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, and 6pm.
These
scheduled openings will be in place until further notice.
Boaters
are advised that the swing span is still in a state of disrepair, if during an
opening, something occurs that could potentially put the bridge at risk, all
future openings will be canceled until further notice.
Navigational beacons have been installed on the
bridge to designate the channel.
Please be advised:
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Project
WEBCAMS for monitoring traffic conditions on the bridge (one on each side of
the river) and tide board clearance for maritime are available 24/7, the camera
feeds are viewable from our project website homepage.
If you have any
questions related to construction, please send an e-mail to [email protected]