Last call: state to close bars on ferries

It’s closing time for the bars on the state’s ferries.

The Department of Transportation this week said it will begin the process of closing all six bars this winter.

DOT spokesperson Jeremy Woodrow said the cost of paying bartenders was continuously outweighing alcohol sales. Under pressure from the Alaska Legislature to reduce expenses, the department decided to close the bars rather than reduce ferry service, he said.

“Do we leave bars and cut ferry service…