Cutbacks in the ferry service has caused workers and parents to scramble to find alternate means of transportation.One resident, Rachael Taylor, has said that while ferries still visit the Hodsdon’s Ferry stop, the cutback makes the stops useless for those trying to go to school or work in Hamilton.Mrs Taylor said: “There is a regular group of commuters including school children who use the Hodsdon’s Ferry stop, and now we have all been forced to make alternate plans to get to and from work and school.“I understand the need for cutbacks in light of the budgetary constraints, but there seems to be little thought put into the new times at our stop.”The Department of Marine and Ports slashed the ferry schedule this month after its budget was cut by more than 20 percent from $9.9 million to $7.6 million.The Pink route, which services Hamilton, Paget and Warwick, was cut from 24 trips per day on weekdays to only 13, while the Green route between Hamilton and Rockaway was cut from running 13 times a day to only eight.The orange route, running from St George’s to Dockyard and Hamilton, was cut entirely.While Transportation Minister Terry Lister has said that talks are underway to have entrepreneurs step up to fill the gap, for now many regular ferry users are being left in the lurch.Mrs Taylor said she and her husband have relied on the Pink route to get to and from work for the last three and a half years.However, cuts in the routes have reduced the stops at Hodsdon’s Ferry Stop to only six per day with no ferries stopping at there until 9.30am.“Essentially, we have lost all of the commuter ferries as the first ferry at Hodsdon’s is at 9.30am, followed by a second (and last) morning ferry at 10.30am. This means that the Hodsdon’s ferry stop is no longer available to people who have to get to work for 8.30am or 9am.”While the Pink route makes stops at Salt Kettle at 7.24am, 7.59am and 8.34am, Mrs Taylor said with the morning traffic and the lack of sidewalks in the area, the walk between the two stops could be ‘quite dangerous.’She called for the ferry schedule to be re-examined so that earlier ferries stopping at Salt Kettle could also visit Hodsdon’s, even if it means the stop would lose the 9.30am and 10.30am ferries.“Other than people getting to work or school, I am not sure who else uses our stop,” she said. “The guests at Newstead have the water shuttle that the hotel provides to transport them to and from town, and there are no other guest accommodations in the area.”Useful website: www.seaexpress.bm