This $1,309,812 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) supports preventive maintenance and replacement of equipment for the Casco Bay Island Transit District (Casco Bay Lines) ferry system in Maine. The funding will cover ongoing preventive maintenance of Casco Bay Lines' ferries, equipment, and facilities, including work performed by external contractors and in-house staff. The grant will also enable procurement of...
This $35,000,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program (CFDA 20.532) will fund the construction of a new hybrid-electric ferry to replace the 35-year-old Margaret Chase Smith ferry that serves the rural island community of Islesboro, Maine. The new double-ended vessel will have increased vehicle and passenger capacity, wider lanes, and enhanced pedestrian access, improving the reliability, efficiency, and safety of the...
The Casco Bay Island Transit District (CBITD), doing business as Casco Bay Lines, was awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to develop a diesel electric hybrid propulsion system for its Peaks Island ferry service. The award was made under the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 7, 2021, with a projected completion date of December 31, 2025. The Formula Grants program makes federal...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,000,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Casco Bay Island Transit District, doing business as Casco Bay Lines, for the construction and installation of a side loading ramp at the Portland terminal. The project aims to improve the efficiency and safety of passenger boarding and debarking for the new Peaks Island ferry service, which benefits island residents, commuters, contractors, and school...
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) received a $9.98 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program (CFDA 20.532) to operate ferry service between Maine and six island communities from April 2023 through December 2025. The grant funding will support MaineDOT's staffing, maintenance, and customer communications to maintain and...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides $556,840.00 to the Maine Department of Transportation to rehabilitate and improve state-owned ferry assets serving Chebeague, Great Diamond, Cliff Island, and Peak's Island in Casco Bay, Maine. The scope of work includes replacing piles, fenders, and cross bracing, as well as conducting concrete repairs and deck replacements at the ferry terminals on these islands. This...
The Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) was awarded a $142,199.37 Project Grant on May 23, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support rehabilitation improvements to state-owned ferry service assets serving Casco Bay islands in Maine. Specifically, the grant award will fund rehabilitation projects for the Casco Bay Ferry Service, which provides...
This federal Project Grant award, with an ID of 693JJ22440000Z95EME2468501, was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The $721,028.63 award, dated August 19, 2024, will fund rehabilitation and improvement of state-owned assets serving the ferry system in Casco Bay, Maine. The scope of work includes pile replacement, fender replacement, cross bracing rehabilitation/replacement, concrete repair, and deck replacement...
This Project Grant award of $545,112.50, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund rehabilitation and improvement projects for state-owned ferry assets serving Chebeague, Great Diamond, Cliff Island, and Peak's Island in Maine. The scope of work includes pile replacement, fender replacement, cross bracing rehabilitation/replacement, concrete repair, and deck replacement at these ferry terminal facilities....
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides $371,575.00 to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) for rehabilitation and improvement work on state-owned ferry infrastructure assets serving Chebeague, Great Diamond, Cliff Island, and Peak's Island in Maine. The scope of work includes pile replacement, fender replacement, cross bracing rehabilitation/replacement, concrete repair, and deck replacement...