Greenwich Boating Will Be Affected By Train Bridge Repairs: PD

GREENWICH, CT — Boating traffic in Cos Cob harbor will be affected this spring when the state Department of Transportation repairs the Cos Cob railroad bridge, according to Greenwich police officials.

Marine traffic is slated to be diverted away from the work area from April 9 through June 17, with the exception of Memorial Day Weekend. The work on the bridge consists of replacement of timber ties/miter rail and associated steel repair on Track 3.

"Due to continuation of work at Cos Cob Railroad Bridge, CTDOT is requesting a temporary deviation to 33 CFR 117.209 which governs operation of the structure," officials stated.

The planned deviations are noted below:

The Moveable span will need an uninterrupted Marine outage from April 9th thru June 17, 2019 (with the exception of Memorial Day Weekend). This outage will comprise of the following: five (5) days of continuous outage (Monday 8:00 AM – Friday 4:00 PM) and two days with twenty four (24) hours of advance notice (Friday 4:00 PM – Monday 8:00 AM). The movable span will return to normal operation for Memorial Day Weekend starting at 4:00 pm on Friday May 24th and resume complete closure at 8:00 am on Tuesday May 28th.

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