Traffic & Transit
Botham Jean Boulevard Officially Unveiled In Dallas
The new street name covers a stretch of South Lamar Street from Interstate-30 to South Central Expressway.
March 29, 2021
Botham Jean Boulevard was officially unveiled on Saturday as a way to honor the man who was tragically killed in his own apartment by a Dallas officer.
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The new street name covers a stretch of South Lamar Street from Interstate-30 to South Central Expressway. Among the locations on Botham Jean Boulevard are the Dallas Police Department headquarters and the South Side Flats, where Jean lived.
A ceremony was held Saturday in front of a stoplight where the name was unveiled. Mayor Johnson spoke about why he wanted to honor Jean in this way.
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