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City of Bainbridge Island
Friday September 1st, 2023 :: 11:00 a.m. PDT

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WSF closing Seattle-Bainbridge route to vehicles, motorcycles, bikes, and electric scooters. Pedestrian traffic only 9/7-13.

Announcement from Washington State Ferries

Drive-on ferry service between Seattle and Bainbridge Island to be closed Sept. 7-13 to install new walkway

The Bainbridge pedestrian walkway project will reach a milestone in September when work crews lift the walkway structures into place on their concrete and steel pilings. This work will happen from 1 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 to 3 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13. For these six days, we'll use a one-boat sailing schedule and load only walk-on and ADA passengers via the existing walkway. There will be no drive-on passenger service between Bainbridge Island and Seattle. This includes vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, and electric scooters. We will have staff on hand to assist with the anticipated uptick in walk-on ridership.

We will make accommodations for emergency medical vehicles, in coordination with local emergency services. 

Added service on Edmonds/Kingston route during vehicle closure

When crewing and vessel availability allows, we will provide additional service on our Edmonds/Kingston route during the September closure. Because the Seattle/Bainbridge route will operate on a one-boat sailing schedule, the second boat is available to provide unscheduled service as a third boat on our Edmonds/Kingston run to handle additional vehicle traffic traveling to or from Bainbridge Island and the Kitsap Peninsula. 

If you drive a car to Bainbridge and catch the WSF boat to Seattle, check out these alternatives: https://bit.ly/3YXPqNh

Read the full project update from WSF online here: https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/bainbridge-ferry-terminal-overhead-loading-fixed-walkway-replacement

 

Instructions:

See above. Consider alternate travel options if possible.

Address/Location
City of Bainbridge Island
280 Madison Ave N
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 206-842-7633

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