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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. <ref> Massachusetts' New Money Belt Interstate 495, ''The Boston Globe,'' April 10, 1961. </ref> <ref> Lawrence Lowell Ready for Route 495, ''The Boston Globe'', April 11, 1961. </ref> <ref> Regional plan a shot in the arm for suburban development, The Boston Globe, October 13, 1960. </ref> | 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. <ref> Massachusetts' New Money Belt Interstate 495, ''The Boston Globe,'' April 10, 1961. </ref> <ref> Lawrence Lowell Ready for Route 495, ''The Boston Globe'', April 11, 1961. </ref> <ref> Regional plan a shot in the arm for suburban development, The Boston Globe, October 13, 1960. </ref> <New industry highway stirs town planning west of Boston, The Boston Globe, October 6, 1960. </ref> | ||
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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] <New industry highway stirs town planning west of Boston, The Boston Globe, October 6, 1960. </ref>