Monday, October 19, 2009

This Just In From The WSDOT

The Keller Ferry service across the Columbia River on State Route 21 will resume around noon today.

During routine repair work last week, a pinhole leak was discovered on the hull of the ferry, the Martha S., and water was seeping into the hull interior.

As part of the repair work, a section of hull was removed and a new steel plate welded into place at a price of about $23 to $28,000.

The Martha S. began service on the Columbia River in September 1948. The boat operates 18 hours per day, making the nearly two-mile crossing in about 15 minutes. The route is the only non-mountain pass, State highway access to Ferry County and the Town of Republic.
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