News / Ferry terminals cash
SHETLAND Islands Council is to receive a further £81,780 in Scottish government funding ring fenced to make inter-island ferry terminal buildings more accessible.
The money is being made available from the ferries accessibility fund, and the SIC is required to match fund the allocation.
A number of other projects in the Western Isles and in Scrabster and on board the Serco NorthLink ferries are also receiving funding, including £1,200 for installing tactile and braille ships floor plans on NorthLink’s passenger vessels and ferry terminals.
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