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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