Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Super Ferry

One more example of the terrible planning associated with the Super Ferry project. What more surprises are coming?

The state Department of Transportation said 10 weeks of daily tugboat service — at a cost of $350,000 — is needed at Kahului Harbor to support Hawaii Superferry operations.

The tug service is necessary to keep a state-owned barge snug against the end of Pier 2C during ocean surges and to provide safe loading and unloading of passengers and vehicles, according to a request filed Friday to exempt the contract from state procurement rules.

No one but surfers thought about the power of north shore waves to destroy loading facilities.

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