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Pole and Conduit

Location

831 Mass. Ave, Basement Conference Room
Basement
831 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Neighborhood

  • Mid-Cambridge

Contact

Patricia Lewis
plewis@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6141

Description

A meeting of the Pole and Conduit Commission will be held on

Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.

Michael J. Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue

Basement Conference Room

 

Continue from July 18th P&C meeting; still waiting for Verizon to apply.   Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Water Street – Northeasterly from MHC 3664 approximately 75’ Northeast of Monsignor O’Brien Hwy – a distance of approximately 36 feet of conduit.  W.O. #01837586.

 

Continue from July 18th P&C meeting.  Waiting for Verizon to apply. Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  22 Water Street., from existing telephone pole 237/3, intercept existing Comcast riser conduits, install one 3’x 3’ manhole and trench approximately 29’ to private property line of 22 Water St.  Connect to 2-4” owner provided conduits on Water St.  Pole 237/3 scheduled to be removed.

 

New Petition:  Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  100 Pacific Street – From existing Comcast manhole, trench 49’ in public way ending at private property line of 100 Pacific St.  This will include the removal and replacement of 1 sidewalk panel. 

 

New Petition:  Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  906 Mass Ave., - Install manhole over existing UG Comcast conduits on Hancock St. Trench 19’ in the public way ending at the south west corner of 906 Mass Ave.  This will include the removal and replacement of one sidewalk panel.

 

Continued from July 18th P&C meeting to resolve all outstanding issues.   Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Second Street Easterly from MHC2155 then continuing on Bent Street – install approximately 295 feet of conduit and build new manhole (MH29648).  This work is to provide service to large residential building.  W/O #01907938.

 

Continued from July 18th P&C meeting.  Still need Verizon and Comcast.   Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Coolidge Hill Road – Westerly from MHC1702 approximately 167 feet north of Coolidge Hill – installing 3 feet – conduit.  This work is to provide a new underground service replacing overhead service.  W/O #01930785.

 

Continue from July 18th P&C meeting for clarification and further discussion.  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Washburn Ave – Southwesterly from pole#707/3 approximately 180 feet northeast of Mass Ave installing approximately 125 feet – conduit connecting into MHC547 on Mass Ave.  This work is necessary for system improvement and reliability W/O #01922827.

 

Continue from July 18th P&C meeting.  Engineer will re-examine area to see if they can keep work on the side walk.  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Mass Ave., Northerly @MHC515 @ the intersection of Roseland St, installing about 11 feet of conduit.  Roseland St Easterly from the intersection of Mass Ave installing (193) one hundred & ninety – three feet of conduit.  This work is necessary for system improvements.  W/O #01844559.

 

Continue from July 18th P&C meeting for another site visit.  Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following:  To install approximately 625’ of 2-4” PVC from existing Verizon manhole at Harvard Street and Trowbridge Street continuing down Trowbridge Street through the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue to an existing Verizon manhole at Mount Auburn Street and Putnam Avenue to provide new service.    

 

Continued from July 18th P&C meeting for Harvard to file an amended route and plan.   Harvard University, 1230 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02135 for the following:  Install a fiber optic cable from 26 Trowbridge Street.  Via 5 utility poles on Trowbridge Street to a Comcast manhole on the corner of Mass Ave and Trowbridge Street. 

 

New (amended) Petition:   Harvard University, 1230 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02135 for the following:  Installation of a fiber optic cable from 26 Trowbridge Street via a new conduit to a Comcast manhole continuing down to a Comcast manhole on the corner of Trowbridge and Massachusetts Ave. 

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