Virginia ferry inches toward Putnam launch

  • Mike Perez, left, operation projects and contracts administrator for Hampton Roads Transit, and Ben Zeman, St. Johns Ship Building Project Manager, stand in front of the Elizabeth River Ferry VI. (CASMIRA HARRISON/Palatka Daily News)
    Mike Perez, left, operation projects and contracts administrator for Hampton Roads Transit, and Ben Zeman, St. Johns Ship Building Project Manager, stand in front of the Elizabeth River Ferry VI. (CASMIRA HARRISON/Palatka Daily News)
  • Mike Perez, foreground, operation projects and contracts administrator for Hampton Roads Transit, climbs aboard the Elizabeth River Ferry VI, which his company contracted with St. Johns Ship Building to complete.
    Mike Perez, foreground, operation projects and contracts administrator for Hampton Roads Transit, climbs aboard the Elizabeth River Ferry VI, which his company contracted with St. Johns Ship Building to complete.
In just a few more weeks, the Elizabeth River Ferry VI will be lowered into the St. Johns River with all the fanfare of a maiden voyage. On Wednesday, however, the ship was getting a good glance…

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