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Metro edition · TuesdayThe unsloppable BulletinNo. 4,180 · one coin
Ferry line saved after night of talks
Operator and city split the winter deficit; morning sailings resume Thursday.
The agreement, reached at 2am, keeps all four crossings and the dawn freight run. Commuters had faced a 90-minute detour from Monday.
Council negotiators credited the operator's open books. "We argued from the same spreadsheet," one said. The deal runs to 2029.
Fares rise by the price of a coffee in January. The night crossing, cut in 2024, returns as a summer trial.
