2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁plans ▁were ▁to ▁extend ▁I - 9 5 ▁along ▁a ▁nor ther ly ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Express way ▁to ▁Route ▁ 1 2 8 ▁in ▁north western ▁Dan vers . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁I - 9 5 ▁was ▁officially ▁rout ed ▁along ▁Route ▁ 1 2 8 ▁from ▁C anton ▁to ▁Bra int ree ▁and ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Express way ▁( also ▁designated ▁Route ▁ 3 ), ▁from ▁Bra int ree ▁to ▁Boston , ▁then ▁following ▁the ▁Central ▁Ar tery , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁along ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Express way ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Ch else a ▁and ▁Re vere . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Express way ▁extension ▁( between ▁S aug us ▁and ▁Dan vers ) ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁I - 9 5 ' s ▁route ▁shift ed ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁routing ▁along ▁the ▁per imeter ▁highway ▁( Route ▁ 1 2 8 ) ▁and ▁I - 9 3 ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁meet ▁I - 9 5 ▁in ▁C anton . ▁For ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁abandoned ▁road ways ▁could ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁going ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Express way ▁to ▁the ▁S aug us ▁River ▁in ▁S aug us ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁grad ed ▁but ▁un p aved ▁road bed . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁removed ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁