WILBUR, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Transportation is looking for community input on changes to how commuters are notified when the Keller Ferry is out of service.
Right now, WSDOT said it can take up to three hours to get signage up along Hwy. 21 when the Keller Ferry is out of service.
WSDOT created an online survey for feedback on signage and alert improvements, which should take no longer than five minutes to complete, and is available in several languages.
To take the survey, click here.
The survey will be open through October 1, 2025.
There is no project planned to address the Keller Ferry outage signage yet, and WSDOT said it would be putting together a proposal for funding, based on results of the survey.
The Keller Ferry was replaced in 2011 at a cost of about $12 million.
In recent years, the vessel has gone out of service due to steering and rudder system failures, as well as transmission failures.
Extreme weather conditions, like arctic air that causes frozen pipes, and wildfires, have also led the ferry to be out of service.
For more information on the Keller Ferry, click here.
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