bostontrainguy - Now your comment makes sense, so to answer your question: Basically NHDOT, had to design the by-pass in such away that it allowed room for rail, as state law requires that rail takes precedence. Also the Conway Scenic, has an operating lease on that section, they did before construction started and still do to this day, in fact they operated their first train to Redstone in June of 1998, the line didn't close till September of the following year (IIRC) and was reopened in November 2003. Side note, that by-pass is the 1st phase of a
multi-phased project, that's suppose to re-route, routes 16 and 302 around the villages of Conway and N. Conway.
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