U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces More Than $42 Million in Grants to Build and Improve Ferry Docks and Facilities
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
DOT 154-09
Contact: Nancy Singer
Phone: 202-366-0660
WASHINGTON - The federal government is making $1 million available immediately in emergency relief funds for Georgia to pay for urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today.
"These grants are all about providing more travel options and making it easier for people to get to work and go about their daily lives,” Secretary LaHood said.
Congress authorized the Federal Highway Administration’s Ferry Boat Program was created to fund ferry boat projects that provide critical access to areas that lack other means of transportation where high passenger demand already exists. Program funds can be used for capital improvements to existing ferry operations which could increase the number of riders, relieve congestion or address environmental or significant operational concerns.
Secretary LaHood added that the ferry boat program helps fill a transportation gap and improves mobility for everyone.
The projects include funding for the rehabilitation of the Hoboken ferry terminal in the New Jersey/New York City metropolitan area and the construction of a new ferry terminal in the Oyster Point Marina in south San Francisco. Both projects have the potential to help reduce congestion on other highways and boost the number of riders. Washington State also received several grants to improve service in the Seattle area.
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| State | City/County | Project | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | Hoboken/Hudson County | Hoboken Terminal Ferry Slip Rehabilitation | $3,000,000 |
| Puerto Rico | Fajardo, Vieques and Culebra Counties | Fajardo – Vieques – Culebra public ferry | $3,000,000 |
| California | South San Francisco/San Mateo County | South San Francisco Ferry Service | $3,000,000 |
| Illinois | Calhoun & Jersey County | New pushboat and barge located at the Brussels Ferry near Grafton, IL | $1,760,000 |
| Maine | Tremont/Hancock County | Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) at the Bass Harbor Terminal docking facility construction and refurbishment | $600,000 |
| New York | Richmond County | Replacement of Oil Barge #4, Staten Island ferry, Richmond Co. NY | $2,400,000 |
| Washington | King, Kitsap, San Juan and Skagit Counties | Washington State Department of Transportation – Ferries Division Diesel Engine Retrofits | $2,349,325 |
| Washington | Kitsap County | Kitsap Transit additional vessel | $1,400,000 |
| Total | $17,509,325.00 |
| State | City/County | Project | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Gustavus | City of Gustavus Public Dock and Floats | $950,000 |
| California | San Franciso, Berkeley and Albany/Alameda and San Francisco Counties | Berkeley/Albany Ferry Service | $475,000 |
| California | San Francisco | Larkspur Ferry Terminal Parking Improvements | $475,000 |
| Florida | Mayport/ Duval County | Mayport Ferry and Dock Ramp Rehabilitation | $712,500 |
| Florida | Hillsborough and Pinellas County | Hillsborough County Waterborne Transportation Project | $475,000 |
| Georgia | Savannah/Chatham County | Savannah River Ferry System | $475,000 |
| Massachusetts | Boston/Suffolk County | Long Island Ferry Dock Construction | $950,000 |
| Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs/Dukes County | Oak Bluffs Terminal Reconstruction Project - Phase II Oak Bluffs | $1,900,000 |
| Massachusetts | Winthrop/Suffolk County | Water Transportation Service Ferry | $950,000 |
| Missouri | Saline and Howard Counties | Ferry Service for Route 240 Bridge Improvements | $950,000 |
| New York | Glenn Cove/Nassau County | Engineering and Construction of Glen Cove Ferry and Facilities | $950,000 |
| New York | Haverstraw/Rockland County | Ferry Pier Upgrades | $665,000 |
| New York | New York County | National Parks of New York Harbor Docks Upgrade | $475,000 |
| New York | New York/New York County | Ferry Landing Improvements | $950,000 |
| New York | Patchogue/Suffolk County | Ferry Terminal and Transportation Center | $475,000 |
| New York | Newburgh and Beacon/Orange and Dutchess Counties | Newburgh-Beacon Ferry | $1,330,000 |
| North Carolina | Hyde and Carteret Counties | North Carolina Statewide Ferry System | $1,900,000 |
| Ohio | Lorain County | Excursion Vessel Project | $475,000 |
| Ohio | Put-in-Bay/Ottawa County | Put-In-Bay, Ohio Ferry Terminal | $475,000 |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan County | Passenger Ferry Boat | $2,128,000 |
| Tennessee | Memphis/Shelby County | Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility | $475,000 |
| Texas | Port Aransas/Nueces County | Port Aransas Ferryboat Expansion, Port Aransas | $475,000 |
| Washington | Seattle/King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Island and Jefferson Counties | New Ferry Boat Construction | $475,000 |
| Washington | Bremerton & Seattle/Kitsap County | Rich Passage Wake Impact Project, WA | $1,425,000 |
| Washington | Seattle/King County | Vashon Island Passenger Ferry | $950,000 |
| Washington | Seattle/King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Island and Jefferson Counties | Washington State Ferry System, New Vessel Program | $475,000 |
| Washington | Bremerton & Seattle/Kitsap County | Rich Passage Wake Impact Study | $2,137,500 |
| Total | $24,548,000.00 |