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Halifax adds a 6 a.m. ferry crossing for early-shift workers

The new sailing starts Monday, after a rider survey found hospital and port workers had no way across before 7.

Halifax adds a 6 a.m. ferry crossing for early-shift workers

Photo: Coastal Elite from Halifax, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Halifax Transit will add a 6 a.m. ferry crossing between Dartmouth and downtown Halifax starting Monday, an hour earlier than the current first sailing.

A rider survey this summer found that hospital, port and hotel workers starting at 7 a.m. had no way across the harbour except by car or a long bus trip over the bridge.

The extra crossing will run on weekdays for a year. The agency will count riders each month and report back to the transit committee in the spring.

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