BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 18, 2024
Increased traffic on roads leading to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is creating unsafe driving conditions and a financial hardship on Patten’s resources and infrastructure, officials said. The national monument directs visitors into the Seboeis Parcel of the 87,500-acre attraction in northern Penobscot County through four Patten roads that are deteriorating from the increased use. Depending on the level of repair or restoration, the project will cost between $16 million and $28 million, according to an engineering report.