New St. Croix-St. Thomas Ferry, Major Road Repairs Announced in Governor Bryan's $76 Million Transportation Initiative

On Tuesday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the intention to move forward on several “priority transportation projects” including a roll-on roll-off ferry between St. Thomas and St. Croix, providing the legislature cooperates with the proposed funding mechanism. “I'm requesting an amendment to Act 7754 to authorize issuance and bond of notes and other financial tools through the Public Finance Authority,” Governor Bryan said, referring to the measure initially passed in 2015 that provided $91 million of funding for critical highway infrastructure projects, including work on Veterans Drive on St. Thomas and the Melvin Evans Highway on St. Croix. “Now we're seeking to go back to the bond market to get some money to do a couple of different things,” Governor Bryan continued, outlining how the approximately $76 million in new transportation funding using the GARVEE bonds would be allocated. “We have a serious funding problem trying to finish Veteran's Drive in front of St. Thomas,” ...