UPDATE 5 - A Newborn Town Branch Island is an island south of Wooded Island on the Little Whitewater River. Until recently it has been nothing more than absolute wilderness until the first low density residential and small ferry dock were established.
Although there is a pontoon, Branch Island needs access to the ferries in Whitewater Run, which can't travel Little Whitewater River due to it not being wide and deep enough, at least until the construction of the railroad is complete. Knowing that towns simply can't grow without some form of infrastructure to connect it to the outside world, it's gotten Goldspire demanding for some form of access to infrastructure as well. If the region is to ever expand, something must be done to connect the two struggling towns to Whitewater Run.