恶魔岛10月26日起关闭修码头：关闭至11月18日，持票游客可退改
旧金山湾区的恶魔岛从 10 月 26日起对游客关闭，进行渡轮码头打桩更换工程，预计关闭至 11 月 18日。美国国家公园管理局表示，这次工程是最后阶段的维修，要更换固定浮动渡轮码头的最后两根桩柱，此前在 1 月曾因一根桩柱断裂而关闭，4 月又因相关工程关闭了 6天，这次则是全面更换而非日常维护。工程由国家公园管理局的特许经营商恶魔岛城市游轮公司出资并实施，时间表可能因天气等因素调整。码头是登岛的实际通道，因此维修影响的是整座岛屿的常规参观，而不是某一个展厅或建筑，岛上的监狱主楼、旧监狱建筑和岛上景观在关闭期间都无法通过常规渡轮抵达。国家公园管理局表示，已预订受影响班次的游客将收到通知，可以选择退款、改期登岛，或者在部分日期改乘旧金山湾探索游轮。恶魔岛位于金门国家游憩区内，每年吸引大量游客，码头桩柱的安全直接关系到渡轮靠泊的可靠性，这次维修正是为了保障重新开放后的公共通行安全，计划前往的游客应先确认自己的预订状态再安排行程。
Alcatraz Island Closes for Dock Repairs Starting October 26: Closed Through November 18, Ticket Holders May Refund or Reschedule
Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay Area will close to visitors starting October 26 for replacement of the piles supporting its ferry dock, with the closure expected to last through November 18. The National Park Service said the work is the final phase of repairs, replacing the last two piles that hold the floating ferry dock in place; the island had previously closed in January after a pile broke, and again for six days in April for related work, while this round is a full replacement rather than routine maintenance. The project is funded and carried out by Alcatraz City Cruises, the National Park Service's concessioner, and the schedule may be adjusted for weather and other factors. Because the dock is the actual point of access to the island, the repairs affect regular visits to the whole island rather than to a single exhibit hall or building; the main prison building, the historic cellhouse, and the island's scenery will all be unreachable by regular ferry during the closure. The National Park Service said visitors who booked affected sailings will be notified and can choose a refund, reschedule their visit to the island, or switch on some dates to a San Francisco Bay discovery cruise. Located within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Alcatraz Island draws large numbers of visitors every year, and the safety of the dock piles bears directly on the reliability of ferry berthing; the repairs are meant to ensure safe public access once the island reopens, and visitors planning a trip should confirm the status of their bookings before making arrangements.
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图片来源：恶魔岛（资料图）。摄影：Mike Peel，CC BY-SA 4.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco (file photo). Credit: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
