The state legislature took steps this year to get the new ferry construction up and running.
It was a rocky start to the summer travel season for hundreds of passengers.
The state set aside about $1 billion to build five new ferries. But that plan ran aground because they couldn’t make a deal with a local shipbuilder. So, the state legislature took steps this year to get the new ferry construction up and running.The 43-year-old Kitsap Ferry succumbed to mechanical problems over this busy Memorial Day weekend, reducing the Mukilteo to Clinton run to just one boat for five long hours.
And Rep. Fey says they are also considering getting some lease-to-own vessels. That could certainly speed up the progress. After all, it takes two to three years to build a new ferry.“I got here 45 minutes early for the 9:30 p.m. sailing back to San Juan Island,” said Dave Mountford, a trucker. “That sailing was canceled.”
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