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US Awards Nearly $300 Million to Support Ferry Upgrades

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Tran- “This historic funding for FTA’s Ferry Programs will en- sit Administration (FTA) has unveiled nearly $300 million hance ways for people to travel by water,” said FTA Act- in grants from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ing Administrator Veronica Vanterpool. “We applaud ferry

Law aimed at transforming and expanding ferry systems agencies for taking the big step toward electri