This application will provide funding for 1) preventive maintenance of vessel major components 2) fixed guideway connector rehabilitation and 3) maintenance dredging.overall grant funding:total FTA…

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority $13.37 million under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on September 4, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2028. This formula grant, supported by a 20% local match of $3.32 million from regional bridge tolls for a total project cost of $16.61 million, funds capital maintenance and rehabilitation activities across the organization's ferry transportation network serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

The funded activities encompass three primary service categories: (1) preventive maintenance of ferry vessels, including mid-life refurbishments and major component rehabilitation such as engine injector, jet tailpipe, and impeller work; (2) rehabilitation of passenger floats and fixed guideways at multiple terminal locations, along with terminal reconfiguration at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal; and (3) maintenance dredging at terminals with associated repairs to passenger loading floats. These investments are designed to maintain reliable transit service, reduce unscheduled repairs, enhance operational and facility safety and security, extend asset useful life, and improve system efficiency and reliability for ferry passengers throughout San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Richmond, South San Francisco, and Vallejo.

Activities

Funds in this application will support 1) the preventive maintenance activities for several ferry vessels in the fleet including mid-life vessel refurbishments and major component rehabilitation including engine injector jet tailpipe and impeller work 2) rehabilitation of passenger floats and fixed guideways at multiple terminal locations and 3) maintenance dredging at the terminals and provide repairs and preservation work to the passenger loading float in conjunction with dredging 4) terminal reconfiguration at vallejo ferry terminal.

Expected outcomes

Maintain reliable transit service; sustain lowered fleet operating costs; sustain lowered equipment operating costs; sustain lower facility operating costs; reduce unscheduled repair; meet or exceed useful life; sustain vehicle safety and security; sustain facility safety and security; increase service reliability; increase operational safety; improve system efficiency and reliability. Funding will ensure transit ferry vessels and passenger floats are safe reliable and provide continued reliable regular public ferry transportation services.

Intended beneficiaries

Ferry transit passengers throughout the SAN francisco BAY area serving terminals in SAN francisco south SAN francisco oakland richmond and alameda.