Description
Agenda of the Pole and Conduit Commission held on
Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
Michael J. Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue
Basement Conference Room
• Petition continued (1st time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued for further review of project. Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Foster Street – Easterly from Pole 274/11 approximately 60 feet west of Sparks Street a distance of about 41 feet – conduit. This work is necessary to supply power for water sampling station (W.O. #2065717).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued due to resident concerns. Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Columbus Avenue – At and westerly from Harrison Avenue at Pole 167/8 a distance of about 39 feet – conduit. This work is necessary to supply power to a new water sampling station (W.O. #2065733).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from July 16, 2015 P&C hearing. Still waiting on MWRA (8M) permit. Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 55 Cambridge Parkway – From Center Island on Edwin Land Boulevard in front of 55 Cambridge Parkway, install one new manhole over existing Comcast Conduit. Trench 66’ easterly across 3 lanes to the private property line of 55 Cambridge Parkway installing 1 – 4” conduit. This will include the removal and replacement of 2 sidewalk panel.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 131 Harvard Street – From existing Comcast Manhole on Harvard Street, trench 29’ southeasterly then an additional 19’ northerly to the private property line of 131 Harvard Street. Install 1-4” conduit in the public way. This will include the removal and replacement of the sidewalk panel.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 145 First Street – Starting from existing Pole #631/31 on Second Street, install/attach aerial strand and cable to Poles 259/5, 259/6, 259/4 and 259/2.5 on Bent Street including Comcast service equipment on Pole 259/2.5. Three individual service drops will then be run to 145 First Street.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 12 Bow Street – From existing Comcast Manhole on Bow Street, trench 26’ in the public way southerly, then turning easterly 13’ to the private property line of 12 Bow Street. Install 1-2” conduit including the removal and replacement of 1 sidewalk panel.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 1924 Massachusetts Avenue – From existing Pole #2 on Porter Road, trench 33’ northerly in the public way, to the properly line of 1924 Massachusetts Avenue. Installing 1-4” conduit. This will include the removal and replacement of 1 sidewalk panel.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 37 Fayerweather Street – From existing Pole 255/11 trench 54’ westerly in the public way ending at the property line of 37 Fayerweather Street, installing 1-2” conduit. This will include the removal and replacement of the sidewalk panels as needed. All work to be performed by the property owner’s contractor.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Fayerweather Street – Place approximately 65 feet underground conduit from jointly-owned Pole 255/11 in a westerly direction across Fayerweather Street to private property at 37 Fayerweather Street.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. Steve Lenkauskas recommends removing pole and putting underground; developer would coordinate with City to install steel City pole. Verizon to have engineer look at it. Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Allen Street – Relocate existing Pole #2 approximately 35 feet in a westerly direction and place anchor/guy to support Pole #2 as show on attached Petition Plan No. P2015-4A0BR4V.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. No guy anchor pole. Need new petition. Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Cambridge Terrace – Place and attach one sidewalk anchor/guy to existing Pole #34/1 located on southeasterly side of Cambridge Terrace due to renovation of 15 Richdale Avenue which requires removal of existing Verizon cable and guy from building under renovation.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Magazine Street – Place approximately 20 feet of underground conduit from existing conduit on Magazine Street to private property at 110-112 & 112-Rear Magazine Street as shown on attached Petition Plan No. P2015-1AOJ8YA.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: The services under this application will originate in an existing telecommunications manhole on Technology Square Drive. The conduits will cross Portland Street heading southwest and finally up Washington Street. They will terminate at Building #17, part of the Washington Elms Development, owned by the Cambridge Housing Authority.
The project consists of 2-4” diameter conduits encased in concrete. The conduits, under this petition, will share in a trench with two proposed Comcast duct banks, previously approved by the Pole and Conduit Commission and will be for the purpose of providing free outdoor Wi-Fi to the Newtowne Court and Washington Elms Development.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from June 18, 2015 P&C hearing. Still being discussed internally. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Third Street – To install a new decorative street light pole adjacent to the untagged wood pole (which is scheduled for removal) at the corner of Third Street and Linskey Way, and to install telecommunications equipment and pole top antenna as shown on either of the plans: Design Option 1 or Design Option 2 (Node N079).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from June 18, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued to determine feed for the pole on petition above. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Third Street – An extension of the existing fiber optic route in new conduit beginning at Verizon Manhole 26/312 southerly 1 block along Third Street to the corner of Third Street and Linskey Way to a new streetlight pole to be owned and maintained by Crown Castle (Node N079).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued to have the Department of Public Works do a review. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Gardner Street – An extension of fiber optic cable network from Pole 14 at the corner of Amory Street and St. Mary Road, easterly in new conduit approximately, 319 feet to a new 3X3 manhole at Prospect Street, then northerly in new conduit approximately 99 feet to a new 3X3 manhole at Gardner Street, continuing easterly approximately 92 feet to Pole 295/6, then aerial to Pole 295/4 on Gardner Street, with installation of equipment on Pole 295/4 (Node N059).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued for further review and to petition entire route. MassDOT paperwork in progress. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: An extension of the fiber optic cable network beginning at Level 3 Manhole 0515-0308 on the easterly end of Cambridge Street southerly in new conduit (approximately 33’) to a new 3X3 manhole, then easterly approximately 206’ in conduit to the jurisdictional boundary with Massachusetts Highway (MassDOT). This extension is necessary to feed two additional nodes within MassDOT jurisdiction.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition XO Communications, 13865 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, for the following: Broadway and Third Street - Place 2-4” conduits beginning at the existing Level 3 Communications Manhole #1200, located on Third Street immediately north of the intersection with Broadway, thence running in an easterly direction for approximately 74 feet, directly across Third Street, into a prosed point of entry in the basement of One Broadway.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition XO Communications, 13865 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, for the following: Plympton Street – Place 1-4” conduit beginning at the existing Verizon Manhole 26/213 located at the intersection of Plympton Street and Mt. Auburn Street, thence running in a northeasterly direction along Plympton Street for approximately 219 feet, crossing Bow Street, to the existing Telephone Pole 4 on the easterly side of Plympton Street onto which a 4” galvanized steel riser will be installed.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition XO Communications, 13865 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, for the following: Third Street and Linskey Way – Place 2-4” conduits beginning at the existing Level 3 Communications Manhole #1202, located on Third Street just north of Linskey Way, thence running approximately 350 feet along Third Street to Linskey Way, then east along Linskey Way. The conduits will then continue traveling east along Linskey Way for approximately 366 feet to a second proposed manhole. At the second proposed manhole, 4” conduit (“Lateral A”) will proceed in a northerly direction for approximately 19 feet into the future site of 100 Binney Street. A 4” conduit from manhole 2 (“Lateral B”) will proceed east along Linskey Way to Second Street, then north and east along Second Street to the future site of 50 Binney Street, running for a total length of approximately 250 feet. Another 4” conduit form manhole 2 (“Lateral C”) will proceed east along Linskey Way to Second Street, then southeast into the corner of the existing building at 215 First Street, running for a total length of approximately 177 feet.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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Elizabeth Y. Lint
Executive Director
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