Steamship Authority passengers, Woods Hole terminal neighbors and other members of the public got their first chance last week to examine the latest land-side design for the terminal reconstruction.

Steamship Authority governors voted Wednesday to approve a change order for the multi-million dollar marine side Woods Hole Terminal renovation project, but not before delivering sharp criticisms about the project’s mounting costs.

The first of four community input sessions on the landside design of the Woods Hole terminal reconstruction takes place online March 23.

The Woods Hole ferry terminal is open again after it was closed overnight for cleaning and disinfecting.

Steamship Authority officials said work will continue as planned on the new, $70 million shoreside terminal reconstruction project. And all proper precautions are being taken, they said.

An employee at the Steamship Authority’s Woods Hole terminal was reportedly exposed to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19.

As the Steamship Authority nears two years of off-season construction at its Woods Hole terminal, costs for the project have surpassed $70 million, boat line general manager Robert Davis confirmed this week.

The Steamship Authority announced Tuesday that its northernmost Woods Hole berth, slip number three, will be closed to ferries from Jan. 29 until Feb. 21, resulting in slight changes to the ferry schedule.

Steamship Authority governors voted Thursday to issue up to $26 million in bonds to fund ongoing waterside construction at the Woods Hole terminal and repay $5.66 million in bonds issued in 2009 that will mature over the next few years.

Barges loaded with heavy equipment and materials for the Woods Hole terminal reconstruction project are berthed so close to slips that ferry captains are canceling some trips out of safety concerns.