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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 9, 2026

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Pierce, FL

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 9, 2026. Document 2026-18364. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the A1A North Causeway bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 964.8, near Fort Pierce, FL. The drawbridge is under demolition, and the bascule spans have been permanently removed from the waterway in August 2026. The operating regulation is no longer applicable or necessary.

The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

33 CFR 117

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Coast Guard has published 341 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 224 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

39 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA09 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective September 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-18364
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedSept. 9, 2026
Effective dateSept. 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA09
DocketUSCG-2026-1140

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register