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In the late 1940s a plan for a circumferential highway was planned. The highway was heavily promoted as a way to tap the skilled labor pool in the Merrimack Valley as well as prospective untapped sites for industrial development in the area. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- ↑ Massachusetts' New Money Belt Interstate 495, The Boston Globe, April 10, 1961.
- ↑ Lawrence Lowell Ready for Route 495, The Boston Globe, April 11, 1961.
- ↑ Regional plan a shot in the arm for suburban development, The Boston Globe, October 13, 1960.
- ↑ New industry highway stirs town planning west of Boston, The Boston Globe, October 6, 1960.
- ↑ Route 495 towns need a master plan, The Boston Globe, October 12, 1960.