Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Follow Up of Repairs Closure Scheduled Overnight Wednesday

Date:        October 15, 2012

District:   4 - Oakland

Contact:  Vince Jacala

Phone:     510/286-5206

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                       Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Follow Up of Repairs 

                              Closure Scheduled Overnight Wednesday  

SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Wednesday night until early Thursday morning to follow up with necessary repairs made earlier this week.

The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Wednesday, October 17th at 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Thursday, October 18th.

This is a precautionary measure to ensure that the objectives of recent repairs were met and the boat is operating well under normal conditions.

The Real McCoy II, also known as the Cache Slough Ferry, provides regular service on State Route 84 between Ryer Island and the city of Rio Vista in Solano County.

The delta region ferry normally runs scheduled crossings every 20 minutes, on the hour, 20 minutes after the hour, and 40 minutes after the hour.

Real McCoy II Ferry Detour

During Wednesday’s overnight service interruption, motorists are advised to use Highway 160 and the J-Mack Ferry along Highway 220.                   

For the latest information, motorists can call the Caltrans Ryer Island Ferry Update Line at (510) 622-0120. 

You can also find additional ferry facts, maps, schedules and pictures on Caltrans’ Delta Ferries webpage at:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/

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