Whatcom County Public Works has applied to the state's County Road Administration Board, Ferry Capital Improvement Program, for the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project.
The Whatcom County Public Works Department submitted a RAISE Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to modernize the Lummi Island Ferry System.
On August 9, 2022, the DOT awarded a $25 million RAISE grant to replace the 60-year-old Lummi Island ferry with an electric-battery hybrid ferry and build related infrastructure.
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This project would: