MAINE PUBLIC • September 16, 2024
The acting administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, Veronica Vanterpool, joined Maine Transportation officials in Rhode Island Monday, highlighting construction of a hybrid ferry being built there for the Maine State Ferry Service. The Maine Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Joyce Taylor, said the new vessel, the Captain Almer Dinsmore, will serve two purposes. It will "serve our clients and our customers that are out on the islands here in Maine, or visit Maine," she said. Taylor added, "we also want to do what we can to support using less fossil fuels." The Dinsmore is to run between Lincolnville and Islesboro.