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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, April 25, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.

Michael J. Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue

Basement Conference Room

 

Continued from March 21st P&C meeting.  Still looking for another route.  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Clay Street – Southwesterly from MHC1347@ the intersection of Harvey Street – installing a distance of approximately 105 feet of conduit.  This work is to provide electric service to 135 Harvey St.  W.O. #01900375.

 

Continued from March 21st P&C meeting. .  This petition should be on the agenda as Follen Street, not Porter.  The drawing is incorrect.  N-Star will resubmit it.  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Porter Road – Southerly approximately 240 feet south of Waterhouse Street – installing 59 feet – conduit.  W/O #01900287.

 

Continued from March 21st P&C meeting in order to obtain more information on the project.  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Moulton Ave – Northwesterly from MHC3185 approximately 740 feet north of Concord Ave – install approximately 80 feet of - conduit.  W/O#01893617

 

New Petition:  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Sacramento Street – Northerly side, install associated 18” repeater antenna on Pole 613/6.  W/O #01927920.

 

New Petition:  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Endicott Street – Northwesterly from MHC2253 approximately 115 north of Memorial Drive – installing approximately 143 feet of – conduit.  W/O #01893333. 

 

New Petition:  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.

 

New Petition:  Nstar Electric and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA for the following:  Clinton St – Easterly approximately 432 feet southwest from Harvard Street – installing 5 feet of – conduit.  This work is to provide electric service to 14 Clinton St.  W/O #01925634.

 

Continued from March 21st P&C meeting.   Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  Place new Wi-Fi devices on Comcast facilities located on various poles throughout the City of Cambridge.

 

New Petition:  Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  2 Ware Street... From existing Comcast manhole on Ware St, trench 17' in public way including brick sidewalk , ending at private property of 2 Ware St. Brick sidewalk will be restored to same or better condition.

 

New Petition:  Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  160 Cambridge Park Dr... From Comcast manhole at 30 Cambridge Park Dr., trench 1,312’ in public way to private property at 160 Cambridge Park Dr. This will include 4 new manholes, an 81’ trench to the pole line at 74 Cambridge Park Dr. and 166’ of lateral trenching to back of curb in various locations. This will allow Comcast to service existing buildings in the future without disrupting the newly paved street.  See drawing.

 

New Petition:  Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  575 Mt Auburn St... From existing Comcast vault, trench 32' in the public way to private property line at 575 Mt Auburn Street... Installing 1 - 4" PVC conduit. This will include the removal and replacement of 2 sidewalk panels. 

 

New Petition:  Comcast 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA for the following:  10 Glassworks Ave., from existing Comcast manhole, trench 17’ in public way ending at private property line of 10 Glassworks Ave.  This will include the removal and replacement of 2 sidewalk panels.

 

New Petition:  President and Fellows of Harvard College for the following:  To install a concrete encased duck bank comprised of 6-5 inch conduits.  Duct bank and cables to extend from the Harvard University Observatory located at 60 Garden Street, crossing Garden Street, a distance of approximately 75 feet, 70 feet of which is located within the travel way and sidewalks of Garden Street, and terminating at the northeast corner of Currier House. The purpose of this new duct bank is to provide improved reliability by reconfiguring of existing electrical service with an interconnection between the area served by the NSTAR connection in Concord Ave and the area served from the substation in Hilles at 59 Shepard Street.

 

New Petition:  President and Fellows of Harvard College for the following:  To install a concrete encased duct bank comprised of 6-5 inch conduits.  Ductbank and cables to extend from the Harvard University Steam Plant located at 46 Blackstone Street, crossing Western Ave., a distance of approximately 78 feet, 74 feet of which is located within the travel way and sidewalks of Western Avenue, and terminating in the Harvard Steam Tunnel.  The purpose of this new duct bank is to provide a clear path for electric cables from the steam plant into the steam tunnel.  The existing entrance of the steam tunnel is too crowded with existing steam piping and other infrastructure to allow conduit installation.

 

New Petition:  Level 3 Communications for the following:  To install 3 four inch conduits from Level 3 manhole 0022 to 140 Sixth Street.  Approximate distance is 91LF.  All work to be performed in accordance with the specifications of the Cambridge Department of Public Works.

 

New Petition:  Level 3 Communications for the following:  To install two 4” conduits from Level 3 manhole 1100 on Third Street to Rogers Street, Second Street, Binney Street and ending at Level 3 manhole 1202 on Third Street.  Approximate distance is 1,950 feet.  All work to be performed in accordance with the specifications of the Department of public works.

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