RAISE Grant

The Whatcom County Public Works Department submitted a RAISE Grant Application to the US Department of Transportation to modernize the Lummi Island Ferry System. 

• View the DRAFT grant application (PDF).
• View a rendering of the new vessel design (PDF).
• View the design for the Lummi Island Terminal. (PDF) 
• View the design for the Lummi Island uplands.(PDF) 
• View the design for the Gooseberry Pt Terminal.(PDF) 

This project would: 

• Replace the nearly 60-year-old ferry that currently provides service to and from Lummi Island. 
• Adjust the terminal structures to accommodate the new vessel, as well as operational and upland modifications to preserve the functionality of the ferry system.