CONWAY — Could the Route 16 bypass corridor next to the North-South Road be used for a paved recreation path?
That's the question being asked by the non-profit Mount Washington Valley Trail Association, which unveiled the proposed 2.8-mile path from Walmart to Cranmore last Wednesday at the Eastern Slope Inn.
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