White Castle Ferry back in service | Events

The White Castle Ferry is back in service. It resumed operations on Thursday, Feb. 28.

Service was originally scheduled to resume in mid-January after crews completed repairs to the ferry’s propeller shaft; however, damage to the vessel’s propulsion system was discovered while crews were testing the original repairs. Repairs to the propulsion system had to be made before the United States Coast Guard gave DOTD clearance to resume service at the White Castle landing.

The ferry will operate its regular hours from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Before traveling, drivers can call the Toll-Free Ferry Information line at 1-888-613-3779 for the status of the ferry, or visit the "Ferry Status" page on the right-hand side of the DOTD website.

Drivers can also access updates on the ferry through Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/WhCastle_Ferry<http://www.twitter.com/WhCastle_Ferry>. By creating a Twitter account, drivers can receive automatic updates on the ferry’s status via their Twitter Web page or text message.

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