Illinois lawmakers call for KYTC to continue ferry negotiations

Two Southern Illinois lawmakers are urging the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Cave-In-Rock Ferry operator to continue negotiating in hopes of restoring ferry service after operations were suspended Tuesday night.

The ferry ceased operations at the end of the fiscal year after the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and ferry operator Lonnie Ray Lewis Inc. failed to reach an agreement on a new operating contract. Service has been suspended since Wednesday, July 1.

In a joint statement released by the Hardin County Independent, state Sen. Paul Jacobs and state Rep. Patrick Windhorst said they have been working with transportation officials in both Illinois and Kentucky, the Ohio River Ferry Authority, the ferry operator and Kentucky legislators in an effort to keep the crossing in service.

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