Bascule Bridge Marine Closures

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Good morning

Please find attached ABP Lowestoft Notice to Mariners No 34 2019 – Bascule Bridge Marine Closures.

Kind regards.

Karen.

Karen Tyrrell

Administrative Officer Operations
Broads Authority

Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RY
Tel: 01603 756035 : karen.tyrrell@broads-authority.gov.uk

Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road. Norwich NR1 1RY
01603 610734

NOTICE TO MARINERS

LOWESTOFT – BASCULE BRIDGE MARINE CLOSURES
Mariners and Port-Users are advised that further maintenance works are scheduled for
Lowestoft Bascule Bridge which will result in a series of overnight Marine closures. All
these closures will run from 2000hrs until 0600hrs on the following day.
Details for these closures are as follows:-
Friday 13/12/2019 to Sunday 15/12/2019 (all dates inclusive) – 3 consecutive
nights
Restrictions as follows:-
• Road closed to vehicles and pedestrians
• No small boat openings.
• Commercial vessel openings will be accommodated with a minimum of 12hrs
notice, one hour either side of the HW period.
Every attempt will be made to accommodate commercial requirements, including
temporary allocation of berths in the Outer Harbour area.
It may be possible to accommodate small boat transits with any essential commercial
vessel openings, although small boats will only be permitted to transit with a large
commercial vessel if in the same direction of travel.
Agents, Owners and Vessel masters are advised to bear these closures in mind when
planning vessel movements in or out of the Port of Lowestoft.
Please contact Lowestoft Port Control, VHF Ch14, or Tel. 01502 572286, if further
information is required.

Harbour Master
11th December 2019