US Department of Transportation Delivers $665m to Modernize Ferry Infrastructure

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced a $665 million investment to modernize ferry infrastructure for the communities who rely on these transit systems to work and move goods.

From inland waterway dock expansions to brand-new passenger ferries, the Department selected 23 projects in 14 states and the United States Virgin Islands, including: 

• $153,406,928 to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities to replace a 50-year-old passenger vessel that connects smaller communities in Southeast Alaska.
• $7,846,269 to Florida’s Jacksonville Transportation Authority to upgrade dock infrastructure for the St. Johns River Ferry that moves pedestrians and cars along Florida’s inland waterways.
• $8,000,000 to the Maine Department of Transportation to modernize aging mainland and island infrastructure and expand docking capacity in Maine’s rural communities.
• $2,027,910 to Louisiana’s Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District to rehabilitate the ferry landings at Belle Chasse and Scarsdale and help commuters travel more seamlessly along the Mississippi River.

The Federal Transit Administration’s ferry grant programs help modernize terminal infrastructure, launch new ferry routes, and fund new ferries to connect American families to their jobs and new communities. FTA received 49 eligible project proposals in 16 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, totaling $1.1 billion in requests.