CONWAY — People driving through North Conway may wonder why yellow left-turn arrows have cropped up at stoplights in town. Many might think it's because the signal is temporarily out of service.
But that's not the case, said New Hampshire Department of Transportation Traffic Engineer/Administrator Bill Lambert.Â
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