In the interest of public safety and to facilitate the free and safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles during MUMFEST weekend, October 12 – 13, at Swiss Bear’s request the Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the US 70/Alfred C. Cunningham Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC.
Effective 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 12 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 13, the draw span will only be allowed to open every two hours on the hour.
The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0566] is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
Please help us get the word out…
Boaters take note:
At Swiss Bear’s request in the interest of public safety and to facilitate the free and safe movement of pedestrians during MUMFEST week-end, effective 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 12 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 13, the Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District issued a temporary deviation and the draw span will only be allowed to open every two hours on the hour.
Please help us pass the word to your boating friends, the press and area yacht clubs.
Although it may be a bit of an inconvenience, it would be tragic if there was a major accident on the bridge. We appreciate and thank everyone for their cooperation and patience over the two days, be it pedestrians or boaters.
Submitted by: Susan Moffat Thomas, Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation