PUGET SOUND
General / Bridges
PUBLIC NOTICE (04-26) Seeking Comments on Navigation Only The Commander, Northwest Coast Guard District, has received a request for a Preliminary Navigation Clearance Determination (PNCD) in preparation to apply for a U.S. Coast Guard Bridge Permit. Pierce County, WA, intends to replace the Fox Island Bridge that crosses Hale Passage (Puget Sound) at waterway mile 3.0, in Fox Island, WA. A PNCD is the first step in the U.S. Coast Guard Bridge permitting process and defines the proposed bridge’s navigation clearances which have been evaluated and determined to have a high likelihood of being approved by the Coast Guard and to help the applicant refine development of alternatives for a proposed bridge. Public Notice 04-26 may be read in its entirety for comment and to view conceptual plans at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/public-notices-for-bridges-active-by-district?district=13&subdistrict=n.
Position 47-16.62N 122-38.97W
USCG Northwest District Local Notice to Mariners 40/2026