Two parking lots the ferry line owns in Falmouth have room for standby staging, but they each have drawbacks and both would require a significant amount of money.

Board members asked for clearer communication from the Steamship Authority general manager, saying he had told them previously that all of the summer work would be contained within the new terminal building.

Traffic backups approaching the Steamship Authority terminal in Woods Hole remain a pain point for both travelers and residents of the village.

For the first time since the project started, construction on the new Woods Hole Steamship Authority terminal will continue through the busy season, forcing a game of musical chairs for the hundreds of thousands of passengers and motorists coming on and off the ferries. 

The Steamship Authority is looking at ways to alleviate congestion in Woods Hole after weather cancellations paired with the terminal construction caused traffic jams last weekend.

The 5:30 a.m. freight departure from Vineyard Haven is back in business for the next couple of months, after regulatory complications pushed back planned dock work at the Steamship Authority terminal until this fall.