Kitsap Transit awarded $13.5 million federal grant for new fast ferry

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(The Center Square) – Kitsap Transit is set to receive $13.5 million in federal funding to replace the aging fast ferry that serves the Kingston-Seattle route.

The funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration’s Passenger Ferry Grant program, covering almost 80% of the $17.5 million cost to purchase a replacement vessel. Kitsap Transit is contributing about $4 million.

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