Mission: Improving transportation to and within federal and tribal lands by providing technical services to the highway transportation community. This report only includes fiscal year (FY) 2013, FY 2014 and FY 2015, for updated 

information please visit: http://www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/fedlands-maine.aspx

If you have any questions please contact: Jacinda Russell, Access Program Manager 571-434-1543, Jacinda.Russell@dot.govProgramming Decision Committee (PDC) members: Jacinda Russell, Access Program Manager, Jacinda.Russell@dot.govFred Michaud, State Representative fred.michaud@maine.govBob Devlin, Local Representative bgdevlin@kennebesco.com

Maine 

Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) 

Improving access to and within federal and tribal lands

MAP-21 Funding Authorized: FY 2013: $292,710 FY 2014: $294,909 FY 2015: $288,997 Federal land acreage for the five core FLMAs: 0.94% Federal public road miles: 162 Number of Federal public bridges: 18 Recreational visitation: 3,142,142 visitors per year 

Success story: Operating Assistance for Island Explorer Shuttle Service at Acadia National Park — This project consists of providing funding to cover a portion of the operating expenses of the Island Explorer shuttle service over a two-year period in Hancock County Maine. This will allow the Island Explorer to expand its operations by filling gaps in service and increase its service frequency. The planned improvements include adding an additional evening bus to provide a 9:00 pm departure from the Village Green, an early morning and lunch departures on the Loop Road Route, an early morning departure for the Jordan Pond Route, and the operation of a second School bus when the new campground and parking area are opened in 2015 to increase the service from every 60 minutes to 30 minutes. The Island Explorer protects and enhances Maine’s tourism economy by ensuring that residents and visitors continue to have safe, environmentally sustainable, unrestricted access to Acadia National Park. 

Island Explorer Shuttl
 FLAP—Maine 

FLAP Project Selection Process

Each FLAP project was selected from a pool of applications submitted by the facility owner in response to a state-wide call for projects. The applications were screened, rated, and ranked using PDC approved rating criteria. The PDC unanimously agreed which projects met the established State program goals and conformed with the project ranking criteria contained in the “Call for Projects SOP”. Based upon these evaluations, the proposed projects were recommended for programming within the available funding for each state. Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) were coordinated and executed for each programmed project prior to obligation of FLAP funds. There was one call for projects, from June 16, 2014 until August 22, 2014, that generated two applications totaling $741,200 funds requested. 

Project Name Improvement Type FLMA Accessed Federal Land's Unit Delivery Delivery Ag

Repave East B Hill Road 

4R MaintenanceResurfacing FWS Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge TBD TBD—Reque

Local Delive

Operating Assistance for Island Explorer Shuttle Service at Acadia National Park 

NPS Umbagog National 

Wildlife Refuge 

TBD MaineDOT 

FLAP Program of Projects*

*This information is an overview of the FLAP projects information. It is subject to change at any time. For additional details or clarifications

Lands Highway Division offices or visit the State FLAP webpage.

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