UPDATE: Valley View Ferry reopens on regular schedule
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Valley View Ferry reopened on a regular schedule Monday, March 5, 2018, after being closed for two weeks due to high water conditions on the Kentucky River.
The paddlewheel ferry shuttles vehicles across the river between Madison and Jessamine counties. It has been in operation since 1785.
The ferry is a free service. It operates with funding from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the fiscal courts of Madison and Jessamine counties and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
The ferry is managed by the Valley View Ferry Authority, composed of citizens and government officials from the three counties served.
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