There is a new, urgent request for federal money to help the Washington State Ferries system.
A Washington state ferry travels between Bainbridge Island and Seattle on Sept. 13, 2023. There is a new, urgent request for federal money to help the Washington State Ferries system.
WSF has not yet recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, staff retirements that helped push it to low staffing levels and an aging fleet of boats, it said. Working to find relief more quickly, the Puget Sound Regional Council delivered a letter to leadership of the House and Senate transportation committees and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittees urgently requesting federal ferry grant money for the state.
Federal Funding Ferry Service COVID-19 Pandemic Puget Sound Regional Council New Ferries Federal Grants Service Restoration
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