Don’t you just love all these updates? This is change of dates is actually update #4. This 65ft high-rise fixed bridge was begun in April of 2014 and will cross the Waterway just south of the two new high-rise bridges at Socastee. See /135939 for background on this bridge.

Please be advised, USCG Sector Charleston is issuing the attached Marine Safety Information Bulletin informing boaters of an established safety zone for the waters of the AICW in Socastee, SC. Please call or email if you have any questions.

Good Morning All,

Sector Charleston received schedule change notice from contractor in charge of Carolina Bays Parkway Project. New dates noted below.

* District 7 Bridge’s, please update LNM with new dates *

UDATE #3: Date change notification.

The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone during overhead construction activities related to the Carolina Bays Parkway Project (SC-31) located in Socastee, SC. A 200-yard safety zone will be established on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) in the vicinity of mile marker 372.3 encompassing all waters directly under the SC-31 project as well as vessels and machinery associated with construction efforts. Enforcement will take place during overhead construction activities on the dates listed below. Entry of vessels or persons into the safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

Mariners are urged to plan transits accordingly to avoid unnecessary disruptions. Project site can be found on NOAA Chart 11534-Myrtle Grove Sound and Cape Fear River to Casino Creek. Location currently noted as “Bridge Under Construction”.

Dates:
December 1, 2017 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
December 18, 2017 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 3, 2018 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 9, 2018 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Coast Guard will provide notice of any date or time changes to the regulated area by Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety Information Bulletins and on-scene designated representatives.

This MSIB can be viewed at www.homeport.uscg.mil. For questions or concerns regarding this MSIB, please contact Sector Charleston Waterways Management Division at (843)323-7761 or the sector’s 24-hour Command Center Line at (843)740-7050.

V/r,
BM1 Sean. W. Olson
Sector Charleston
843-740-3180 ex 3325

V/r,
BM1 Sean. W. Olson
Sector Charleston
843-740-3180 ex 3325

Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of SC31 Bridge Site