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Kitsap Transit received state funding to fill service gaps when Washington State Ferries' Bremerton-Seattle route was cut in ...
When contracts go out of state, so do the jobs. Each ferry constructed outside Washington forfeits hundreds of local union ...
Kitsap Transit will receive $2.9 million from the state to continue the extended weekday Bremerton-Seattle fast ferry service ...
While the recent savings news was mostly seen as a win for taxpayers, some saw the out-of-state contract as a loss for the ...
Taxpayers across Washington state have had a rough go as of late. New gas taxes, increased capital gains income taxes, and ...
When riders go aboard the Wenatchee ferry next week for the first time in nearly two years, they likely won’t notice much of a difference. The vessel’s interior is largely unchanged, and the feature ...
WASHINGTON — The big questions coming out of Washington State Ferries (WSF) releasing a new contingency plan are, who’s to blame, how will they fix it, and how long will it really take?
Washington State Ferries operates 10 routes, including to British Columbia, with 22 vessels, some of which date back to the 1950s. It has an operating budget of $242 million, with fares covering ...
Washington state ferries seeing more riders recently, almost coming back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and expecting a busy Labor Day weekend.
Washington state has a $1 billion budget for five new ferries, but there have been contract issues to build them. We may not see a new vessel until 2027. "I wish I’d be home sooner," Valle said ...
However, of that amount, electrification of the state ferry fleet composes $4.4 billion or 80% of WSF's long-term unfunded needs. Those unfunded costs include $1.1 billion for four new ferries ...