Re: “Broken ferries test electrification plan as Ferguson aims for more green boats” (Jan. 7, A1):
It looks like there was little to no thought or dialogue about the potential of constructing a tunnel (or tunnels) for a long term resolution. In Norway (which in lots of, some ways is much like the Puget Sound space) they’re changing ferries with tunnels at a comparatively affordable value and are even setting up an underwater floating tunnel.
This expertise is confirmed (Norway has greater than 30 undersea tunnels). As an illustration, if we constructed a tunnel from Seattle to Bainbridge, we may moderately eradicate three ferry routes: Bainbridge, Bremerton and Kingston. Because the crossover time could be minutes, reasonably than hours, nearly everybody would save time attending to the Kitsap Peninsula.
Even when a tunnel value $2 billion {dollars}, that will be about the identical quantity wanted to switch 4 ferries at $500 million apiece.
Time to begin pondering exterior of the boat.
Ralph Naess, Seattle
