Passenger Ferry Feasibility Study ‐ Other Routes
The North Carolina Ferry Division operates vessels on seven routes along the eastern coast of North Carolina – including a new passenger ferry on the Hatteras-Ocracoke route. The routes serve diverse populations, ranging from routes with substantial tourist/visitor customers to routes with primarily daily commuters. The primary objectives of the proposed project are to (1) quantify the benefits and impacts of the new passenger ferry from Hatteras to Ocracoke and (2) explore the feasibility of passenger ferry opportunities at other locations (existing or new routes). This research team is well-equipped to perform the work necessary to deliver an implementable solution for the Ferry Division. This team includes experts with extensive knowledge of the ferry system with an on-going research project to investigate wait times at ferry terminals and a recent completed project to study the economic impact of each route. Additionally, this team includes members who investigated the feasibility of the new Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry route in addition to team members who understand connections between the multimodal network of eastern North Carolina.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Programmed
- Funding: $213056
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Contract Numbers:
FHWA/NC/2021-19
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Sponsor Organizations:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Research and Development
1549 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC United States 27699-1549 -
Managing Organizations:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Research and Development
1549 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC United States 27699-1549 -
Project Managers:
Kirby, John
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Performing Organizations:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Institute for Transportation Research and Education
Campus Box 8601
Raleigh, NC United States 27695-8601 -
Principal Investigators:
Findley, Daniel
- Start Date: 20210101
- Expected Completion Date: 20221231
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Feasibility analysis; Ferries; Passenger service; Routes; Waiting time
- Geographic Terms: Ocracoke Island (North Carolina)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01762567
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: FHWA/NC/2021-19
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 26 2021 8:51AM