Plaskett Calls For Ferry Service Between St. Croix and St. Thomas Funded Through $220M Allocation

[TexasTowelie]

Plaskett Calls For Ferry Service Between St. Croix and St. Thomas Funded Through $220 Million Allocation From Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act


Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, who has been using her influence in Washington to ascertain that the U.S. Virgin Islands receives is fair share of Covid-related funding, as well as funding from a myriad of other programs, has some priorities that she would like to see accomplished with federal dollars in the territory.

Speaking Monday night following Governor Albert Bryan's fourth and last State of the Territory Address before he seeks reelection, Ms. Plaskett spoke about some of those priorities, among them a subsidized ferry service between St. Croix and St. Thomas that she said would encourage commerce between the islands.

The ferry service would be funded through the $220 million allocated to the territory as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021.

"One of the things I've continuously talked about is that we have sufficient funding now that we should be able to build a federal ferry system between St. Croix and St. Thomas, one that would allow cargo and goods, agricultural good as well as our students to be able to compete with one another between the two islands [at] a very reasonable cost," she said in response to a Consortium question Monday night.

Read more: https://viconsortium.com/vi-disaster_recovery/virgin-islands-plaskett-calls-for-ferry-service-between-st-croix-and-st-thomas-funded-through-220-million-allocation-from-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act

[bahboo]

1. it's a bit of a haul isn't it....

still, a great idea. Have done the short jaunt between St. Thomas and St. John. Any time on the water, is time well spent...