West Roxbury, East Boston, and the southern part of the city near the Dorchester-Mattapan line would be among the first neighborhoods to get new school buildings under a 10-year citywide construction plan, Boston school officials announced Wednesday night.
East Boston and Dorchester-Mattapan would get new elementary schools that officials hope will help remedy a shortage of seats in those sections of the city. The East Boston proposal appears to be moving on a fast track: School officials expect to finalize the purchase of property this fiscal year.
The West Roxbury project, originally announced last month, calls for the demolition of the West Roxbury high school complex and the closure in June of the two schools there, Urban Science Academy and West Roxbury Academy.