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Acadia National Park » Transportation Plan
The National Park Service is developing a Transportation Plan to ensure safety, resource protection, and excellent visitor experiences at Acadia National Park in Maine. We will be following a planning and decision-making process in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The process includes determining viable alternative management actions and analyzing the effects on the environment in an Environmental Impact Statement. A final decision and plan is expected in Spring, 2018.
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Define purpose and need/develop preliminary alternatives
Step 2. Conduct external scoping
Step 3. Refine alternatives
Step 4. Identify environmental impacts and select preferred alternative
Step 5. Prepare draft plan/environmental document
Step 6. Public review of draft plan/environmental document
Step 7. Analysis of public comment
Step 8. Prepare final plan/decision document
Step 9. Release final plan/decision document to the public: May 2019 *
For further information about this project, please contact:
John Kelly, Management Assistant
Acadia National Park
PO Box 177
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
207-288-8703
John_T_Kelly@nps.gov
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Define purpose and need/develop preliminary alternatives
Step 2. Conduct external scoping
Step 3. Refine alternatives
Step 4. Identify environmental impacts and select preferred alternative
Step 5. Prepare draft plan/environmental document
Step 6. Public review of draft plan/environmental document
Step 7. Analysis of public comment
Step 8. Prepare final plan/decision document
Step 9. Release final plan/decision document to the public: May 2019 *
For further information about this project, please contact:
John Kelly, Management Assistant
Acadia National Park
PO Box 177
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
207-288-8703
John_T_Kelly@nps.gov