SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SECDB BNM 233-18
A. NJ/PA – DELAWARE RIVER (CHART 12314)
2. A CONTRACTOR WILL BE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE AT SR 73 (TACONY-PALMYRA) BRIDGE, OVER THE DELAWARE RIVER. BEGINNING MAY 7, 2018 THROUGH MAY 25, 2018 DAILY FROM 7 AM THROUGH 3:30 PM. TWO WORK BARGES AND WORK BOATS WILL BE IN AND AROUND THE VICINITY OF THE BRIDGE. A SUPPLY BARGE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE NAVIGABLE CHANNEL REDUCING THE HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET AND THE CRANE BARGE WILL BE LOCATED UNDER THE FIXED SPAN ADJACENT TO THE NAVIGATIONAL SPAN. EQUIPMENT AND VESSELS WILL RELOCATE FROM THE MOVEABLE SPAN AND NAVIGABLE CHANNEL, UPON REQUEST. THE BRIDGE TENDER MAY BE REACHED ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 13 AND 16. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE BRIDGE TENDER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL TO ARRANGE SAFE PASSAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN NAVIGATING THE AREA.