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2 unusual facts about Interstate 93


HP Hood

While Hood no longer produces milk at their facility along Interstate 93 in Charlestown, they do conduct all their research and development there and the building is still referred to as "the Hood plant" by traffic reporters.

Vincent Zarrilli

The intent would be to remove traffic from the downtown stretch of Interstate 93, also known as the Central Artery.


Government Center, Boston

It is two blocks away from Interstate 93 (the 'Big Dig') which runs through the historic bloodline of the city.

Massachusetts Route 133

In Andover, Route 133 crosses I-93 at Exit 43 and continues eastward, bypassing the town center to the north as it crosses Route 28.

New Brunswick Route 1

However, the city, along with the provincial and federal governments, decided to bargain with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to purchase the majority of the Mill Street Yard near the neo-gothic Union Station for a highway alignment which would run through the middle of the city (somewhat like the infamous Interstate 93 alignment which was built through Boston).


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