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Swimming banned at popular Cape Cod beach
It’s safe to swim Marconi Beach in Wellfleet It is currently closed, but earlier this week the beach was temporarily closed to swimming after bacteria levels exceeded legal limits. Facebook Post from Cape Cod National Seashore and caveat It was featured on the Seashore website.
According to the Facebook post, samples taken by Seashore staff triggered the closure.
Marconi Beach faces the Atlantic Ocean and features beaches that stretch for miles from the parking area north to south.
Beach closures across Massachusetts can be found on the state’s website. Public Health DepartmentInteractive Beach Water Quality Dashboard Website.
Swimming is prohibited at Marconi Beach.“Swimming may cause illness.” Popular Cape Cod beach closed to swimming. What we know.
The Coast Guard is short-staffed.
Due to a shortage of personnel, Cape Cod Canal Station Chief Boatswain’s Mate Larry Johnson said the base recently became a mission-scheduled base and no longer operates 24 hours a day.
of Coast Guard The company is facing its biggest staffing shortages in its history, with the shortages projected to worsen through 2024. Public Relations Specialist Diolanda Caballero In a statement.
Johnson said the police department will focus its patrols on weekends and peak boating times, with the department working weekdays.
When not on base, crew members spend a lot of time on the water conducting safety inspections.
To be a 24-hour base, a crew of 18 would need to be on standby. The Cape Cod Canal Station has only 12, one more than is needed as a mission-scheduled base, Johnson added.
“Everyone’s struggling with recruiting right now,” Lt. Adam Schmidt said, “and in my opinion, this is just a matter of what some young people care about. There are other opportunities out there.”
Coast Guard patrol shift on the Cape Cod Canal:‘These are challenging times’: Reduced Coast Guard recruiting means changes for Cape Cod Canal
It’s time to start construction on the new Sagamore Bridge
Thanks to newly awarded funding totaling $993 million, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Bridge Investment ProgramReplacement work for Sagamore Bridge You can get started today.
“We’re now beginning what’s called the design and construction phase, and we’re hoping to break ground no later than 2027,” Gov. Maura Healey said during a news conference Tuesday morning at the Sagamore Recreation Area.
The construction period is expected to take eight to 10 years. Jonathan Gulliver, state Department of Transportation highway administrator for the Sagamore Bridge project..
The new Sagamore Bridge will be built “just inside the existing bridge, on the inside of the canal,” Gulliver said. The existing bridge will remain open to traffic while work on the new bridge is taking place.
Now that funding has been secured and work has begun on replacing the Sagamore Bridge, Healy said the next step is replacing the Vaughn Bridge.
“We’re now focused and fully committed to the next phase, moving from Sagamore to Bourne Bridge.”
In 2020, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The report was released It concluded that building a new bridge would improve travel, safety and access to Cape Town.
Funding has been secured and construction work will begin on the new Sagamore Bridge.‘Put the pedal to the metal’: Sagamore Bridge replacement funded, focus on breaking ground
Wellfleet’s port masters go on strike
The details of why this happened are unclear. Town of WellfleetInterim Port Master Brittany Tilton and staff went on strike last Friday afternoon, and authorities Marina Services The following weekend.
The town appointed Tilton as interim port director after William Sullivan left his job in Wellfleet to take the Provincetown job on July 1. Tilton could not be reached for comment. Sullivan said there is more to come on the strike but declined to elaborate.
according to Election Committee Chairman John Wolf“There were no problems” after the strike Public Works Department, police and Fire Station Staff offered assistance.
According to a Tuesday morning press release from the Town of Wellfleet, the U.S. Coast Guard stepped in to provide emergency services to boaters who had departed from the Port of Wellfleet.
Staff strike at Wellfleet Marina:Wellfleet dockworkers go on strike, U.S. Coast Guard intervenes
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