The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to impose new rules governing the operation of CN Rail's bridge connecting Fort Frances with Rainer, Minnesota.
Bridge program manager Scott Striffler says they're proposing the bridge be manned 24 hours a day during the summer month.
"In our proposed regulation would have someone at the bridge between May 1 to October 15 each year," says Striffler. "The remainder of the year, people would still be able to get a bridge open with 12-hour notification."
Striffler says public concerns prompted the Coast Guard to put forward the proposed regulation.
The public can comment on the proposal until January 26.
