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The PTBA was approved by 55.6 percent of voters, and service began in January 1983, taking over the Bremerton municipal system. [ 4 ] In 1992, Kitsap Transit became the first transit agency in the United States to install a traffic signal preemption system for bus priority , beginning with 40 buses and 42 traffic signals in a year-long trial of ...
[31] [32] Fast ferry service to Southworth is expected to begin in 2020. The county is connected to Jefferson County and the Olympic Peninsula to the west by the Hood Canal Bridge. A 48-mile-long (77 km) government-owned rail line, the Bangor-Shelton-Bremerton Navy Railroad, runs through the county.
The airport covers 1,729 acres (700 ha) at an elevation of 444 feet (135 m). Its one runway, 2/20, is 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m) asphalt. [1]In the year ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 66,000 aircraft operations, averaging 181 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% military, and <1% air taxi. 118 aircraft were then based at this airport: 105 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 3 jet, 3 ...
The Priority Material Office (PMO) initially commissioned as the Pacific Fleet Polaris Material Office (PMOPAC) on 16 April 1964. It has served since its inception under the operational control of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), and was originally established to support the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines and their tenders.
The Seattle–Bremerton ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. Since 1951, the route has primarily been operated by the state-run Washington State Ferries system, currently the largest ferry system in the United States. Kitsap Transit also runs passenger-only "fast ferries" service on the route.
In June 1984, it formally changed names from the Bremerton Sun to The Sun. [3] It was merged with the E. W. Scripps Company in 1986 and began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991. [ 3 ] On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed the Kitsap Sun to reflect the regional nature of its coverage. [ 4 ]
KBRO in Bremerton and KNTB in Lakewood, both Washington, are a pair of simulcasting radio stations serving the Puget Sound region. KBRO broadcasts at 1490 kHz with 1,000 watts full-time while KNTB broadcasts at 1480 kHz with 1,000 watts day and 111 watts night.
Naval Station Bremerton is a former station of the United States Navy that was merged with Naval Submarine Base Bangor into Naval Base Kitsap in 2004. [1] Kitsap serves as host command for the Navy's fleet throughout the Pacific Northwest. [ 2 ]