Description
Agenda of the Pole and Conduit Commission held on
Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
Michael J. Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue
Basement Conference Room
• Petition continued (2nd time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. The Department of Public Works will contact Jacqueline Duffy. 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 (2nd time) from August 20, 2015 P&C hearing. The Department of Public Works will contact Jacqueline Duffy. 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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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Massachusetts Avenue – Southeast from MHC222 approximately 170 feet northwest of Porter Road a distance of about 400 (+/-) feet – conduit. Install one (1) manhole – MHC29999.
Porter Road – At and southwesterly from Massachusetts Avenue a distance of about 190 (+/-) feet – conduit. Install one (1) manhole – MHC30000. This work is necessary to supply power to the Porter Square Hotel located at 1924 Massachusetts Avenue (W.O. #1999715).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Everett Street – At and westerly from Oxford Street at MHC1778 a distance of about 56 (+/-) feet – conduit. This work is necessary to support Crown Castle (W.O. #2051392).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Linskey Way – At and northerly from Third Street at MHC2596 a distance of about 47 (+/-) feet – conduit. This work is necessary to support Crown Castle (W.O. #2075481).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Lansdowne Street – Northeasterly from MHC3656 approximately 163 feet southwest of Massachusetts Avenue a distance of about 64 (+/-) feet – conduit. This work is necessary to support Crown Castle (W.O. #2052336).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Massachusetts Avenue – At and northwesterly from Lee Street from MHC358 a distance of about 116 (+/-) feet – conduit. This work is necessary to supply power to 888 Massachusetts Avenue (W.O. #2069515).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Carver Street – Northeasterly from Pole 122/8A approximately 43 feet north of Wendell Street a distance of about 5 (+/-) feet – conduit. This work is necessary to supply power to 36 Carver Street (W.O. #2062885).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from July 16, 2015 P&C hearing. Comcast is waiting on permits from 8M and DCR. 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: 161 Huron Ave – From existing Comcast sidewalk vault in front of 215 Concord Avenue, trench southerly 43 feet in the public way. Install 1-4” conduit ending at the property line of 161 Huron Avenue. The sidewalk panel will be restored as part of the Huron B Project. A temporary patch will be reinstalled by Comcast.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 33 Richdale Avenue – From existing Telephone Pole 585/9 in front of 33 Richdale Avenue, trench easterly 39 feet, then turning northerly 6 feet in the public way. Install 1-4” conduit ending at the property line of 33 Richdale Avenue. The sidewalk panel and conduit will be installed by builder.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 281 Concord Avenue – From existing Comcast sidewalk vault in front of 295 Concord Avenue, trench easterly 49 feet then turn northerly an additional 9 feet. Install 1-2” conduit in the public way ending at the property line of 281 Concord Avenue. The sidewalk panel will be restored as part of the Huron B Project. A temporary patch will be reinstalled by Comcast.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: 1 Memorial Drive – From existing Comcast Manhole in front of 36 Memorial Drive (on Broadway), trench easterly 94 feet in the public way, installing 1-4” conduit ending at the Level 3 Manhole also in front of 36 memorial Drive.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Sparks Street (from Foster Street to Doane Street) – A single 8” conduit, approximately 100 linear feet will be installed on one side of the street and sidewalk. This work is necessary to supply power to a new water sampling station.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Columbus Avenue (at Harrison Avenue) – A single 8” conduit approximately 5 linear feet will be installed. This work is necessary to supply power to a new storm water sampling station.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Western Avenue (near 387 Western Avenue) – A single 3” conduit from a nearby manhole to sampling station, approximately 15 linear feet will be installed. This work is necessary to supply power to a new storm water sampling station.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Cambridgepark Drive (between 125 and 165 Cambridgepark Drive) – A single 8” conduit from a nearby manhole to the sampling station. This work is necessary to supply power to a new storm water sampling station.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Alewife Storm Water Wetland (near outlet structure) – A single 3” conduit approximately 50 linear feet from proposed solar panel to the sampling station. This work is necessary to supply power to anew storm water sampling station
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from September 17, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued until private property and easement can be agreed on by Verizon and residents. 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 Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Porter Road – Place approximately 21 feet of underground conduit from Pole #2 in a northerly direction across Porter Road to private property at 1924 Massachusetts Avenue as shown on attached petition plan no. P2015-4A0C6MG.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Sidney Street & Green Street – Breakout Verizon Manhole #35/323-A and place approximately 6 feet of underground conduit in an easterly direction to connect to conduit placed by developer as shown on attached position plan no. P2015-4A0C6MT.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (4th time) from June 18, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued for further discussion with other City departments. 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 (4th time) from June 18, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued for further discussion with other City departments. 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 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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• Petition continued (1st time) from September 17, 2015 P&C hearing. Continued to see if excavation on Plympton Street can be eliminated. Due diligence with Comcast to see if XO Communications can do work through their manhole. Coordinate with other utilities doing work in the area. 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: Mt. Auburn and Brattle Square – Place 2-4” conduits beginning at the existing Verizon Manhole #26/578 located on Mt. Auburn Street, thence running in a westerly direction along Mt. Auburn Street for approximately 100 feet before curving northward into a proposed manhole in Brattle Square on the north end of the Eliot Street/Mt. Auburn Street intersection, thence running in a northerly direction across Brattle Square for approximately 85 feet into the proposed point of entry in 1 Brattle Square.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition XO Communications, 13865 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, for the following: Mt. Auburn Street – Place 2-4” conduits beginning at the existing Verizon Manhole #26/589 located on Mt. Auburn Street, thence running in a westerly direction along Mt. Auburn Street for approximately 250 feet to a proposed manhole (“XO Manhole #1”) in Mt. Auburn Street, thence running in a northerly direction across Mt. Auburn Street for approximately 90 feet onto private property at 625 Mt. Auburn Street.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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Elizabeth Y. Lint
Executive Director
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