Ferry ridership continues to grow

Alaska Public Media

Published January 23, 2009 at 11:12 PM AKST

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The number of people riding state ferries continues to grow. Preliminary figures from 2008 show about 340,000 people getting on board. That’s a 6% increase over the previous calendar year. Vehicle numbers were also up. Close to 110,000 cars, trucks and vans traveled on the marine highway. That’s a 5% increase.Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau Download Audio