Federal transportation dollars are pouring into the Alaska Marine Highway System. It’s saving the state money now. But Alaska’s ferry board is looking far into the future and helping to draft a 20-year plan. It includes three new ferries in the next four years.
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The state ferry system announced Monday that reservations are now open for the roughly 110-mile route connecting Ketchikan and the North American road system from June through September.
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“While many businesses were able to hibernate for 2020, the threat of no or limited business in 2021 could do irreparable harm,” Rep. Dan Ortiz (I-Ketchikan) said.
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The Alaska Marine Highway System got what it asked for in the Legislature’s operating budget. Next budget year’s sailings and routes will be similar to this year’s schedule.
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Shirley Marquardt is the new executive director of the Alaska Marine Highway. She’s a former Southwest Alaska mayor with decades of experience with coastal businesses.
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The former state ferry Taku sailed passed Singapore Friday on the way to being scrapped. It will go for close to 10 times its purchase price.
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The state Senate’s spending plan cuts funding from the Alaska Marine Highway System – but not a lot.
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Legislative staff will draft a bill to establish a public corporation that would take over the ferry system. But it’s a long way from a done deal.
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