http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:21 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:44:50 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/10_FerryService.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/10_FerryService.htm The expected return to service of three ferry vessels over two weeks will help alleviate temporary service disruptions occurring on two major ferry routes. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:22:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/03_FerryStaffing.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/03_FerryStaffing.htm The Jumbo, Super, Issaquah and Evergreen State ferry classes – which carry many of the system’s 22 million annual riders – have new staffing requirements before they may sail on the waters of Puget Sound, thanks to a new directive from the United States Coast Guard. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:51:52 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/11/09_WallaWallaFerry.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/11/09_WallaWallaFerry.htm A failure in one of the drive motors on the 188-car ferry, Walla Walla, has left parts of the ferry near the engine melted and charred, and the vessel is inoperable and out of service indefinitely. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:44:12 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/10/29_FerryMeetings.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/10/29_FerryMeetings.htm Representatives from WSDOT Ferries Division will visit local communities served by ferries to share important information and receive valuable feedback from customers at public meetings scheduled for Nov. 7 through Dec. 10. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:27:08 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/10/Aashto_102212.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/10/Aashto_102212.htm Ferries honored for successful fuel conservation program Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:44:40 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/07/09_AASHTOAward.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/07/09_AASHTOAward.htm Delivering value for transportation dollars was among attributes cited in a national award presented today to WSDOT for building three new ferries under budget. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:50:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/28_WSFMagazine.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/28_WSFMagazine.htm Passengers aboard Washington State Ferries will find a new, limited-edition magazine, Compass, commemorating the end of the ferry system’s 60th anniversary. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:21:26 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/19_OlympicClassFerries.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/19_OlympicClassFerries.htm The new class of 144-car Washington state ferries currently under construction will be named after a beloved Washington landmark, the Olympics. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:40:06 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/11_SaveASpot.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/11_SaveASpot.htm Washington State Ferries’ new Save a Spot vehicle reservation system is expanding to the Port Townsend/Coupeville route and for business/commercial customers on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes on June 13. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:55:04 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/saveaspot_06012012.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/saveaspot_06012012.htm Save A Spot ferry reservation system coming soon for summer sailing schedule Tue, 22 May 2012 04:42:52 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/05/21_MukilteoMultimodalFerryTerminal.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/05/21_MukilteoMultimodalFerryTerminal.htm WSDOT Ferries Division recommends replacing the aging ferry terminal at Mukilteo with a new terminal one-third of a mile to the east. This preferred alternative was selected based on public, agency and tribal comments received on the draft environmental impact statement released in January 2012. Wed, 02 May 2012 00:51:53 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/05/meetings_050112.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/05/meetings_050112.htm WSF hosts informational community meetings Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:03:03 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/144_042412.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/144_042412.htm Second new 144-car ferry in progress Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:33:13 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/aging_040412.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/aging_040412.htm Aging vessels moving slower as they make their way toward retirement Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:19:49 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/fares_040312.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/fares_040312.htm Ferry fares to increase in May Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:13:56 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/03/NewFerry_032312.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/03/NewFerry_032312.htm Construction begins on next-generation ferry Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:10:52 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/01/Muk_012712.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/01/Muk_012712.htm Improvements needed at Mukilteo ferry terminal