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Mukilteo/Clinton ferry service to end early again for repairs

Oct 30, 2026, 2:07 PM

Photo: Port Townsend/Coupeville ferry routes have been canceled....

A Washington ferry carries passengers. (Photo: @RichardProbst via Flickr Creative Commons)

(Photo: @RichardProbst via Flickr Creative Commons)

Thursday, Oct. 29, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced an early end of service to the Mukilteo/Clinton ferry route for emergency repairs to the apron at the Mukilteo terminal.

Service ended at 11 p.m. and resumed Friday morning.

Friday morning, at 10 a.m., WSDOT stated that it would need one more night to complete those repairs and planned to cancel the late evening sailings from both terminals to begin the final phase.

The last sailings on Friday

  • 11:30 p.m. Clinton to Mukilteo.
  • 12:05 a.m. Mukilteo to Clinton.

Canceled sailings on Friday

  • 12:35 a.m. Clinton to Mukilteo.
  • 1:05 a.m. Mukilteo to Clinton.

WSDOT said it expects to resume regular service on Saturday, Oct. 31. 

Nate Connors is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio. Follow him on X. Read more of his stories here. Submit news tips here.

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