Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016 Passenger Ferry Grant Program Project Selections

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)

Notices

Pages 34431-34434

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-12688

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016 Passenger Ferry Grant Program Project Selections

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration.

ACTION: Correction: Passenger Ferry Grant Program Announcement of Project Selections.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing the list of Fiscal Years 2015-2016 Passenger Ferry Project Selections which was inadvertently omitted from the allocation notice published on May 23, 2016, titled ``Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016 Passenger Ferry Grant Program Project Selections'' (81 FR 32383).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project sponsors should contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying for the funds made available through this notice. A list of Regional Offices can be found at www.fta.dot.gov.

Carolyn Flowers,

Acting Administrator.

Table 1--FY 2015 and FY 2016 Passenger Ferry Project Selections

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State Recipient Project ID Project description Allocation

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CA............ Golden Gate Bridge, D2015-PFGP-001.............. The Golden Gate Bridge, $2,200,000

Highway & Highway and

Transportation District. Transportation District

will receive funding to

modify embarking and

disembarking entrances

(ramps and gangways)

for two vessels at the

District's Ferry

Terminals. This project

will improve operations

and safety by providing

smoother and quicker

off-loading and loading

of the vessels, which

provide more than 2.5

million passenger trips

per year between San

Francisco and Marin

County.

CA............ Los Angeles County D2015-PFGP-002.............. The Los Angeles County 4,000,000

Metropolitan Metropolitan

Transportation Transportation

Authority. Authority will receive

funding to replace the

existing 5,000-square-

feet ferry terminal

(built in 1968) with a

two-story 10,000-square-

feet terminal at the

City of Avalon Santa

Catalina Island.

Annually, more than 1.2

million people utilize

the Ferry Terminal.

This project will help

residents access

employment

opportunities,

educational and

healthcare centers, as

well as social and

human services.

CA............ San Francisco Bay Area D2015-PFGP-003.............. The San Francisco Bay 4,000,000

Water Emergency Area Water Emergency

Transportation Transportation

Authority. Authority (WETA) will

receive funding to

expand berthing

capacity at the Ferry

Terminal from four to

six berths. WETA

currently utilizes 12

vessels operating on

four primary routes and

provided 2.1 million

passenger trips in FY

2014/15. This project

will help prevent

vessel collisions, as

well as provide

additional capacity for

emergency response/

evacuation plans and

support existing and

future planned water

transit services.

FL............ Jacksonville D2015-PFGP-004.............. The Jacksonville 6,000,000

Transportation Transportation

Authority. Authority will receive

funding to replace the

St. Johns River Ferry

slips. The new docking

equipment will be used

for the St. Johns River

Ferry, which connects

the north and south

ends of Florida State

Road A1A and serves

more than 475,000

riders each year. This

project will help to

provide ladders of

opportunity to the

Mayport residents.

GA............ Chatham Area Transit D2015-PFGP-005.............. The Chatham Area Transit 713,280

Authority. Authority will receive

funding to rehabilitate

three vessels and

purchases a spare drive

system. This project

will ensure that the

system can deliver high

quality transportation

services for

approximately 750,000

workers, residents, and

visitors who travel

between downtown

Savannah and Hutchinson

Island where the

Savannah International

Trade and Convention

Center is located.

LA............ New Orleans Regional D2015-PFGP-006.............. The New Orleans Regional 5,000,000

Transit Authority. Transit Authority will

receive funding to

replace a 90-year old

ferry terminal located

between Louisiana's

Central Business

District and the

historic French Quarter

on the east bank of the

Mississippi River. The

New Orleans Ferry

Service serves 858,000

passengers annually,

providing a much needed

link between

residential,

educational and

commerical areas of New

Orleans. This project

will increase the

efficiency and

effectiveness of the

transportation system

and the movement of

workers, bolstering

local tourism and

supporting ongoing

Riverfront development

efforts.

MA............ Massachusetts Bay D2015-PFGP-007.............. The Massachusetts Bay 1,000,000

Transportation Transportation

Authority. Authority will receive

funding to replace the

existing sectional

steel barge Hingham

Commuter Float System.

The floats will serve

two ferry routes

between Hingham and

Boston. This project

will improve the

overall safety of the

Hingham dock for more

than one million

passengers and vessel

operators that utilize

the two ferry routes

throughout Boston.

MA............ Massachusetts Department D2015-PFGP-008.............. The Massachusetts 4,500,000

of Transportation. Department of

Transportation will

receive funding for the

Lynn Commuter Ferry

Vessel Acquisition.

This project will

construct a new 149-

passenger vessel to

provide year-round

commuter ferry service

from the Blossom Street

Ferry Terminal in Lynn

to Central Wharf in

Downtown Boston. This

project will provide

intermodal connections

in downtown Boston to

jobs, educational

opportunities, and

health and human

services following a

successful two-year

pilot project for ferry

service which saw

ridership increase from

13,136 to 14,577 riders.

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MD............ Baltimore City D2015-PFGP-009.............. The Baltimore City 1,356,992

Department of Department of

Transportation. Transportation will

receive funding to

improve the Baltimore

Charm City Circulator's

Harbor Connector. This

project will rebrand

the Harbor Connector as

an extension of Charm

City Circulator. The

Baltimore Harbor

Connector has

experienced rapid

ridership growth since

first starting service

with one route in 2010.

With three routes in

operation, the Harbor

Connector averaged

1,013 daily boardings

during the first eight

months of 2015--a 33.5%

increase over the same

period in 2014.

ME............ City of Portland........ D2015-PFGP-010.............. The City of Portland 296,571

will receive funding to

improve the second

phase of the Casco Bay

Parking Garage built in

1988 to serve

passengers of the Casco

Bay Island Transit

District. This project

will improve the safety

of passengers and

vehicle flow. Annually,

the Casco Bay Parking

Garage serves over

50,000 users. Located

near the Casco Bay

Ferry Terminal, the

garage is a critical

link to interconnected

transportation

throughout the

Portland, Maine area

and beyond, providing

island and mainland

residents access to

employment, health

care, business and

other services.

NJ............ Delaware River and Bay D2015-PFGP-011 ($933,157); The Delaware River and 6,000,000

Authority. D2016-PFGP-001 ($5,066,843). Bay Authority will

receive funding to

replace four ferry

engines. This project

will improve the state

of good repair of the

system, increase

reliability of service,

improve operational

capability by

permitting higher

cruising speeds, and

improve maintenance

capabilities. The Cape

May--Lewes Ferry

service, which is owned

and operated by the

Delaware River and Bay

Authority, is a

critical part of the

Mid-Atlantic regional

transportation

infrastructure,

carrying approximately

725,000 passengers and

260,000 vehicles

annually on a 17-mile

route between Cape May,

NJ and Lewes, DE.

NJ............ New Jersey Transit...... D2016-PFGP-002.............. New Jersey Transit will 6,000,000

receive funding to

retrofit the power and

propulsion engine

systems for seven

Catamaran commuter

ferry vessels. This

project will improve

economic benefits,

safety and capacity to

the approximately

30,000 daily riders who

utilize 21 ferry routes

throughout New Jersey

and New York.

NY............ New York City Department D2016-PFGP-003.............. The New York City 6,000,000

of Transportation. Department of

Transportation will

receive funding to

replace the deck scows

(barges) for the Staten

Island Ferry

Dockbuilding Unit,

upgrade the Staten

Island Ferry

Maintenance Facility

Ramps and Racks, and

replace the City Island

Ferry Loading Access

Bridge. These projects

will provide access for

residents to jobs,

education, health care,

and other community

needs. The Staten

Island Ferry is the

world's largest

passenger-only ferry

system and the busiest

ferry route in the

United States with an

annual ridership of

nearly 22 million. It

operates 24 hours per

day, every day of the

year, on a route

between the St. George

Intermodal Ferry

Terminal in northern

Staten Island and the

Whitehall Intermodal

Ferry in Lower

Manhattan.

WA............ King County Department D2016-PFGP-004.............. The King County 3,948,000

of Transportation. Department of

Transportation will

receive funding to

replace the passenger

only ferry docking

float and expand the

docking capacity to

relaunch or start

routes from Ballard,

Bremerton, Kingston and

Southworth to downtown

Seattle. This project

will improve safety,

operations, and

service. Currently,

King County operates

two routes that serve

downtown Seattle from

West Seattle and Vashon

Island. In 2014,

combined ridership on

these two routes was

467,119, a 5% increase

over 2013.

WA............ Kitsap County Public D2016-PFGP-005.............. The Kitsap County Public 4,515,000

Transportation Benefit Transportation Benefit

Area Authority. Area Authority will

receive funding to

purchase the existing

concrete pier and

replace the float and

ramp located at Port

Orchard. This project

will provide improved

safety and mobility

options for

approximately four

million ferry

passengers per year who

travel between

Annapolis and

Bremerton, WA.

WA............ Washington State D2016-PFGP-006.............. The Washington State 3,444,480

Department of Department of

Transportation. Transportation will

receive funding to

replace and expand the

pedestrian bridge that

connects the main

terminal building to

the passenger-only

terminal. Located in

downtown Seattle, this

project will improve

safety and operations

by separating

pedestrian and vehicle

traffic. The project

will increase

efficiency and

capacity, featuring

separated and safer

loading for pedestrians

and priority loading

for bicycles and high-

occupancy vehicles. The

project will also

remove a pier that is

at the end of its

useful life.

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........................ ............................ Total Allocation........ 58,974,323

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