Dallas officials say they are working to change freeway signs to reflect Botham Jean Boulevard

DALLAS — Dallas city officials are working to change freeway signs to reflect a move made by city council in 2021.

That year, the Dallas City Council voted unanimously to rename a portion of Lamar Street to honor Botham Jean, a man shot to death in his own apartment by an off-duty Dallas police officer in September 2018.

Street signs have been changed to reflect the renaming of a portion of Lamar Street to Botham Jean Boulevard. However, freeway signs on I-30 and I-45 still call the road Lamar Street, according to the city…

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