HINGHAM, MA — Taking the ferry from Hingham to Boston will become an option once again after this weekend.
MBTA GM Luis Manuel Ramírez announced Friday that service from the Hingham Intermodal Center at Hewitt's Cove will restart on the morning of Martin Luther King Day. The ferry service was temporarily halted due to ice damage on the dock.
As of Friday, the entire dock float system has been reconnected. The entire dock will also be relocated two feet forward in order to avoid being located where the previously damaged piles have been cut off and partially removed. Several additional new piles remain to be installed, which are scheduled to arrive at C. White’s yard in East Boston Saturday morning before being floated to the Hingham dock via barge by Saturday afternoon. If these piles arrive at Hingham on schedule, it is estimated that they will be fully installed in the early hours of Sunday morning with the work area de-mobilized and removed on Sunday, according to the MBTA.
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During the suspension of service, commuters were forced to use the Greenbush Line on the commuter rail if they wanted to take public transportation to Boston.
I am pleased to report that #MBTA #Hingham ferry service will resume Monday morning, #MLKDay2018 Terrific work this week by the repair crews. Much thanks to our customers for their patience and understanding. pic.twitter.com/cYeiocvbiN
— Luis Manuel Ramírez (@LMRAMIREZGM) January 12, 2018
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Image via MBTA GM Luis Manuel Ramírez
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