Politics & Government
Should Jamaica Plain's Shea Circle Become Shea Square?
The proposal to turn the rotary into a square intersection has raised some controversy.
Officials are looking at potentially transforming the Shea Circle that leads from Forest Hills to Franklin Park into a square intersection with a stoplight, the Jamaica Plain News reported this week.
The effort would comprise a portion of the Casey Overpass project that includes the tearing down of the bridge and replacing it with a network of streets.
Shea Circle lies within the Morton Street Historic District, and as such the Massachusetts Historical Commission has asked the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to reconsider its plans, according to Boston.com.
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Meanwhile, some officials have supported the project, and MassDOT this month released a letter and supporting documents regarding why Shea Circle should be turned into Shea Square, according to the JP News.
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