River Closures Announced for Light Up Night
BoatLocal Pittsburgh
7 November 2016
http://www.boatlocal.com/pittsburgh/articles/2016/light-up-night-2016
While many boaters have already put their boats away for the
winter, for a lucky few there is one more event left on the
boating calendar: the annual Pittsburgh Light-Up Night.
Whether you are coming by land or water, there is plenty to check
out including plenty of boats decorated with the holiday
spirit.
The annual holiday season kick-off features concerts, decorations,
Santa Claus and so much more. For more information about
Light-Up Night events, be sure to check out their website.
For those boaters planning on heading downtown for the event,
please be aware of temporary river closures on the Allegheny River
for fireworks. The U.S. Coast Guard MSU Pittsburgh announced
the following today:
THERE WILL BE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY NOVEMBER 18, 2016 ON THE
ALLEGHENY RIVER FROM MILE 0.25 TO MILE 0.6. A FULL-RIVER SAFETY
ZONE WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 8:30 P.M. UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 11:30
P.M. VESSELS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRANSIT THIS AREA WITHOUT THE
PERMISSION OF THE U.S.COAST GUARD. THE COAST GUARD CAN BE REACHED
ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 16.
THERE WILL BE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY NOVEMBER 18, 2016 ON THE
ALLEGHENY RIVER MILE 0.0 TO MILE 0.1, MONONGAHELA RIVER MILE
0.0-0.1, AND OHIO RIVER MILE 0.0-0.2. A FULL-RIVER SAFETY ZONE
WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 8:00 P.M. UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 9:15 P.M.
VESSELS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRANSIT THIS AREA WITHOUT THE
PERMISSION OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD. THE COAST GUARD CAN BE REACHED
ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 16.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT BARGES WILL BE ANCHORED IN THE CHANNEL
OF THE ALLEGHENY RIVER BETWEEN THE FORT DUQUESNE AND ROBERTO
CLEMENTE HIGHWAY BRIDGES AT APPROXIMATELY RIVER MILE 0.4 IN
PREPARATION FOR A FIREWORKS EVENT. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO
REDUCE SPEED AND TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.