Park Loop Road work slated in Acadia park

BAR HARBOR – Acadia National Park, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Transportation, has contracted with Lane Construction to shim and overlay 11.5 miles of Park Loop Road, beginning on the one-way section near Otter Cliffs and extending along the two-way section past Jordan Pond, ending near the Route 233 entrance.

The project is scheduled to be completed by June 15. Crews will work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. No work is scheduled for Memorial Day weekend from noon Friday, May 25, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 29.

Work areas will be signed, coned and marked with a flashing arrow board. One lane will remain open and vehicles will be directed by flaggers. For the latest information on openings and closings in Acadia call 288-3338 or go to the Web site www.nps.gov/acad.