1 / Route ▁ 6 0 ▁inter change , ▁one ▁can ▁still ▁see ▁un used ▁brid ges ▁and ▁g host ▁ram ps ▁that ▁were ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁carry ▁I - 9 5 . ▁ ▁Mass D OT ' s ▁Add - A - L ane ▁project ▁added ▁a ▁fourth ▁l ane ▁in ▁each ▁direction ▁along ▁Route   1 2 8 / I - 9 5 ▁from ▁the ▁I - 9 3 ▁inter change ▁in ▁C anton ▁to ▁the ▁Route   9 ▁inter change ▁in ▁W elles ley , ▁where ▁the ▁r ush - hour ▁traffic ▁has ▁been ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁permitted ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁break down ▁lan es ▁on ▁the ▁highway ▁shoulder . ▁The ▁section ▁south ▁of ▁Route   9 ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁section , ▁from ▁Need ham ▁to ▁W elles ley , ▁where ▁construction ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁Route   1 2 8 , ▁the ▁state ▁began ▁a ▁$ 2 8 5   mill ion ▁project ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁John ▁Green leaf ▁Wh itt ier ▁Bridge ▁over ▁the ▁M err im ack ▁River ▁which ▁included ▁w iden ing ▁the ▁highway ▁to ▁eight ▁lan es ▁( four ▁in ▁each ▁direction ) ▁from ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁I - 4 9 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁project ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁completed , ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁eight ▁lan es ▁opening ▁in ▁mid - 2