Coast Guard Public Notice: Bridge Comment Period Extented

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/02/2019 12:10 PM EDT

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News Release  

U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
Contact: 13th District Public Affairs
Office: (206) 220-7237
After Hours: (206) 391-5864
13th District online newsroom

Public Notice 

IDAHO – LAKE PEND ORIELLE AND SAND CREEK – BNSF Bridge Notice, EA 30 day comment period extension.

All interested parties are notified that the Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District announces an extension of the comment period for the draft Environmental Assessment which appeared in the Federal Register on February 6, 2019 for the proposed construction of railroad bridges across Lake Pend Oreille and Sand Creek at Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. The comment period has been extended an additional 30 days.

The PN also includes design modifications for the proposed 3.1 and 3.9 railroad bridges based on comments received during the previous “Navigation Only” public notice period. The Coast Guard has tentatively determined that the revised 3.1 and 3.9 railroad bridge designs will meet the reasonable needs of navigation.
Public Notice 03-19 dated April 01, 2019 has been published on the USCG Navigation Center website at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/index.php under the Current Operational/Safety Information section.

The public notice may also be obtained by calling the Thirteenth Coast Guard District Bridge Branch at (202) 220-7282 or by writing to Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, 915 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174-1067.

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