bury , ▁heading ▁east , ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Express way ▁at ▁South ▁Bay , ▁then ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Ar tery ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁Station ▁inter change ▁with ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Turn pi ke / Inter state ▁ 9 0 , ▁and ▁connecting ▁with ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Express way ▁at ▁the ▁Char l est own ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Charles ▁River . ▁ ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁pressure ▁from ▁local ▁residents , ▁all ▁proposed ▁Inter state ▁High ways ▁within ▁Route ▁ 1 2 8 ▁were ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Governor ▁Francis ▁S argent ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 9 3 ▁to ▁Boston . ▁The ▁only ▁sections ▁of ▁I - 9 5 ▁completed ▁within ▁the ▁Route ▁ 1 2 8 ▁bel t way ▁by ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( M ass D OT ) ▁were ▁the ▁segment ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Express way ▁north ▁from ▁Char l est own ▁to ▁S aug us , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Ar tery , ▁which ▁cut ▁the ▁North ▁End ▁neighborhood ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁Boston ▁proper ▁until ▁the ▁Big ▁Dig ▁essentially ▁sub mer ged ▁the ▁old ▁Central ▁Ar tery ' s ▁traffic ▁load ▁below ▁ground ▁level ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁South west ▁Express way ▁and ▁the ▁Inner ▁B elt ▁high ways ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁S argent - c ance led ▁high ways . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7