[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Approves Opening Permanent Rulemaking on Willamette River for TriMet Bridge Construction

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release          Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013

Marine Board Approves Opening Permanent Rulemaking on Willamette River for TriMet Bridge Construction

              The Oregon State Marine Board approved opening permanent rulemaking for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge Construction project on the Willamette River during a special Board meeting via teleconference on May 14 at the Marine Board office in Salem.
       Last year's Slow -No Wake zone 500 feet upstream and 500 feet downstream of the bridge construction project expired in December 2012.  Since temporary bridges are still in-place and construction is continuing, agency staff and TriMet requested the Board initiate permanent rulemaking to re-adopt the Slow -No Wake zone until September 30, 2014.  This timeline corresponds with the US Coast Guard's safety zone that was established for this project.  The Board recommended rule language to identify an early sunset to the rule should the temporary construction bridges be removed earlier.  A temporary rule was filed on May 8, 2013 and will be effective through October 2013.
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Ashley A. Massey
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623
Ashley.massey at state.or.us<mailto:Ashley.massey at state.or.us>

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