HAMILTON — A federal agency has placed an obstacle in the path of the Millikin Woods road project.

        The U.S. Department of Interior's National Park Service has rejected Hamilton's application for permits that would have cleared the way for construction of the two-lane road to begin.

        The federal agency said the application was missing some information concerning the additional parkland that must be created to compensate for the loss of park property to the road, which will be a quarter-mile extension of Washington Boulevard.

        Hillary Miller, city law director, said rejection of the application will not cause any delay. She said the city will add the information requested by the Park Service and resubmit the application by the end of next week.

        “It will not hold up the project,” she said.

        The Park Service's decision pleased Maureen Gallardo, president of the Millikin Woods Preservation Association, a group that formed to stop the project. But she realizes it's only a minor setback to the city and won't stop the project.

        “It's just a stay of execution,” Ms. Gallardo said.

        Opponents have been fighting since 1997 to stop the city from building the road through the 47-acre park. They have said the road will damage the park's ambience, harm wildlife and create safety problems.

        But supporters say the road will cause no problems and will make the park more accessible.

        The first phase costs $1.1 million. The entire project will cost between $4 million and $5 million.

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