CONWAY — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is asking selectmen if they want a light or a roundabout at the East Conway Road intersection with Route 302.
State Highway Safety Engineer Michael Dugas told selectmen that as of 2014, the 302/East Conway Road intersection was the 12th most accident-prone rural intersection in New Hampshire.
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