CONWAY — The second phase of the North Conway Rec Path, while still apparently on track for completion in 2027, was thrown a curve ball when the N.H. Department of Transportation ruled the path can't go along a strip of land from Whitaker Woods to Intervale Cross Road, where the path would terminate.
Although the decision came down in March, town officials weren't made aware of it until May.
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