Bridge Closures & Waterway Restrictions for Davie Blvd. Bridge & New River
Closures will affect the boating community the month of June 2008

As a result of several meetings with Florida’s Department Of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, and the Astron General Contracting Company in June 2007 and again April/May, 2008 the below schedule was approved for the Davie Blvd. repairs that will take effect from June 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008.

The contractor is requesting the Davie Blvd. Bridge be closed in the down position with waterway restrictions to all marine vessels between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Friday for the month of June 2008 due to barge placement as a containment/work system. This waterway restriction will only allow for vessels to that require less than 21 ft of vertical clearance at mean high water and less than 25 ft of horizontal clearance pass through the bridge.

In addition, the contactor is requesting that the bridge remain in the closed position to all marine traffic during the afternoon closure period from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The waterway channel will remain open and clear of restrictions in the afternoon. This will allow vessels that require less than 21 ft of vertical clearance at mean high water and less than 60 ft of horizontal clearance to pass through the bridge.

The contractor will be responsible for safe passage of all marine vessels through the construction zone and provide warning signs at each entrance to the waterway channel. All construction equipment will be marked in accordance with USCG "Navigation Rules (CG-169)". All construction equipment will be removed from the channel when not engaged in construction activities and will be removed from the channel upon completion of each work day. The contractor will not use the channel for a staging area. If at any time during the project, weather conditions, emergencies or any other conditions threaten the safety of marine traffic, the contractor shall cease operations and clear all barges and equipment from the channel.

Additionally, the contractor will close the Davie Blvd. Bridge to all vehicular traffic for two weekends only, from 7:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.; marine traffic will be maintained. A Detour will be signed and advertised two weeks in advance of the vehicular closure. The total vehicular closure/detour is necessary to paint and rehabilitate inaccessible areas and paint the top of the bridge deck. The contractor tentatively plans to utilize the last two weekends of June 2008 (6/21-22 & 6/28-29) contingent on weather and the delivery and availability of parts.

The above schedule was agreed to as a compromise following the 2007 and 2008 planning meetings.

Please try to coordinate your vessel movements accordingly and publicize this schedule to your customers.

Please call Darlene at (772) 467-1124 with any questions.