BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 8, 2026
Two years after it was severely damaged in back-to-back winter storms, Seawall Road on Mount Desert Island has yet to be fully repaired as varying government entities have yet to reach an agreement on a final fix. The road has been the subject of a yearlong dispute among the Maine Department of Transportation, the town of Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park — through which part of Seawall Road runs — over who should pay for repairs and future maintenance, and when those repairs would ultimately happen.