Contract for Ocracoke Express passenger ferry canceled for 2020 season
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the N.C. Department of Transportation has canceled its 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry, per an April 28 press release.
The passenger ferry was introduced in 2019 as a transportation alternative for people traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. More than 28,600 people used the passenger ferry last summer.
The Ferry Division will continue its vehicle ferries between Hatteras and Ocracoke in 2020 and will encourage those passengers to remain in their vehicles or stand at least six feet from other people while on board in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ferry officials expect to decide whether to resume passenger ferry service next year in the coming months.
Like last years debacle of ridership that had no chance of even coming close to breaking even this continues the boondoggle. If they suspended it this late they are on the hook for most of the cost. You cannot back out of contracts without penalty.
Sounds like you know everything and should be in charge of this project.