Re: Wash. State, Yakima passenger route study
Author: hello
Date: 11-13-2023 - 17:15
George Andrews Wrote:
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> Politics and money Wrote:
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> > Yeah, a revived Pioneer seems quite hopeless.
> >
> > States have other funding priorities. To be
> > honest, some states are probably really behind
> on
> > highway projects. Washington state has a
> number
> > of highway bottlenecks they could address and
> > their ferry boat system is on the cusp of
> failing.
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> Several Washington State Ferry Boat runs are down
> to only 1 or 2 Round-Trips a day. Old boats are
> part of the problem; the BIGGER issue is " Buy in
> Washington / Build in Washington " requirements
> leaving ONLY ONE Shipyard - Vigor in Seattle, that
> qualifies to bid the work.
Do you know if Todd Shipyard is no longer building boats?