Acadia Gateway Center

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is developing a prelimenary design report for a transportation facility/welcome center/bus maintenance facility in Trenton, Maine. This initiative is designed to reduce traffic on Route 3, and decrease auto dependency while increasing transit usage in Trenton, Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island. Public input is a critical part of this project, and all interested members of the public are invited to participate in the public process. For more information on how to get involved, please see the contact information page of this website.

The Acadia Gateway Center would strive to include five major elements on the selected site:

• A National Park Service welcome and information center
• A bus transportation facility designed to encourage and facilitate the movement of visitors and commuters from autos to buses
• A bus storage, light-maintenance, fueling and administration facility to support the Island Explorer bus service
• Parking to serve day visitors, commuters, and site employees
• Ancillary support facilities such as restrooms, waiting areas, ticketing areas, local and regional information kiosks, food service, and perhaps complimentary commercial services necessary to support visitors, commuters, and employees.
  

A 369-acre property in Trenton, called, “Crippens Creek” or “Crippens Brook” was selected as the best location for the facilities.

This page last updated on 9/28/07