Description
Agenda of the Pole and Conduit Commission held on
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
Michael J. Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue
Basement Conference Room
• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. To do more field research on project. Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Hampshire Street – Across Hampshire Street and Portland Street, put in new traffic signal conduit to get rid of overhead connection on traffic poles.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Mt. Auburn Street – Install approximately 55’ of traffic signal conduit across Mt. Auburn Street (near the intersection with Aberdeen Avenue) and within the sidewalks on the NE and S side.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Cambridge Street – Install approximately 100’ traffic signal conduit across Cambridge Street and within the sidewalk on the NE and SE corner.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139, for the following: Churchill Avenue – Install approximately 50’ of traffic signal conduit across Churchill Avenue and within the sidewalks on the NE and NW corner.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. Project can’t be done as presented; continue to figure something out. Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Albany Street – Northeasterly from MHC3502 and MHC3503 approximately 200 feet southwest of Portland Street a distance of 263 feet – conduit. The reason for this work is to relocate existing service to 36 Albany Street (W.O. #02014470).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Harvard Street – Southeasterly from MHC1095 approximately 110 feet of Moore Street a distance of 30 feet – conduit. The reason for this work is to provide temporary underground electric service to Harvard Street (W.O. #2054070).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Lansdowne Street – At and southeasterly at the intersection of Green Street from MHC19 to MHC3243 a distance of approximately 10 feet – conduit. This is to provide electric service to 300 Massachusetts Avenue (W.O. #1945823).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Nstar Electrical and Gas Company, 101 Linwood, Somerville, MA 02143, for the following: Ames Street – At and northeasterly approximately 140 feet south of Broadway, from MHC2343 a distance of 138 feet – conduit. This is to provide electric service to 4 Cambridge Center (W.O. #2023876).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: Waterhouse Street – Place 1 new sidewalk vault over existing Comcast conduit in the brick sidewalk area in front of 7 and 9 Waterhouse Street. From new SW vault, trench easterly, approximately 19 feet in the brick SW to the property line of 9 Waterhouse Street, installing 1-4” conduit. This will include the removal and restoration of the brick sidewalk.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: Beech Street – Install 1 new manhole over existing Comcast Conduit in front of 9 Beech Street. From new MH, trench 115’ southwesterly in the public way ending at the property line of 6 and 8 Beech Street installing 1-2” conduit. From new MH, trench an additional 42’ southeasterly in the public way ending at the property line of 10 Beech Street installing 1-2” conduit. This will include the removal and restoration of the brick sidewalks.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Comcast, 55 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864, for the following: Rindge Ave – Place new Comcast Manhole over existing underground conduit on Rindge Avenue Trench southerly 38’ in the public way to the property line of 280 Rindge Avenue, installing 1-4” conduit. This will include the removal and replacement of 2 sidewalk panels.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (7th time) from September 18, 2014 P&C hearing. Conditions still not met. Lightower Fiber Networks, LLC, 80 Central Street, Boxborough, MA 01719, for the following: Chestnut St. and Magazine St. starting at Utility Pole 34, place 190’ of (1) 4” Communication Conduit to Utility Pole 146/33.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. Lightower Fiber Networks, LLC, 80 Central Street, Boxborough, MA 01719, for the following: 790 Memorial Drive – Starting as Utility Pole NT/NT, place 10’ of (1) 4” Communication Conduit to Telecommunication Manhole located at 790 Memorial Drive/Pleasant Street Extension.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. Verizon did survey and has no room (has call in to verify). Continue to get more information regarding space on that street. Lightower Fiber Networks, LLC, 80 Central Street, Boxborough, MA 01719, for the following: Remington Street and Harvard Street – Starting at Utility Pole #580/5 on Remington Street install approximately 164’ (1) 4” PVC conduit and other supporting and protecting equipment to Verizon Manhole #26/451 on Harvard Street.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. Verizon did survey and has no room (has call in to verify). Continue to get more information regarding space on that street. Lightower Fiber Networks, LLC, 80 Central Street, Boxborough, MA 01719, for the following: 1100 Massachusetts Avenue – Starting at Utility Pole #580/1 on Remington Street install approximately 265’ (1) 4” PVC conduit and other supporting and protecting equipment to Proposed Handhole and approximately 28’ (1) 4” PVC conduit and other supporting and protecting equipment to the building at 1100 Massachusetts Avenue.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Lightower Fiber Networks, LLC, 80 Central Street, Boxborough, MA 01719, for the following: 201 Broadway/Portland Street – Starting at Verizon MH#26/301, place approximately 160’ of (1) 4” Communication Conduit to the building located at 201 Broadway.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. To relocate onto private property and reinforce conduits (have approvals from Level 3 for all 3 breakouts). Teleport Communications America, LLC, 157 Green Street, Suite 2, Foxboro, MA 02035, for the following: Bent Street – From the existing Level (3) Manhole on Bent Street, the installation of six (6), four-inch PVC conduits to the property of 250 Bent Street, along with the placement of a 4’X 4’X 4’ manhole in the southerly sidewalk; a distance of approximately 21 feet.
From the existing Verizon Manhole on the northerly side of Bent Street, the installation of six (6), four-inch PVC conduits to the property of 250 Bent Street; a distance of approximately 42 feet.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. To relocate onto private property and reinforce conduits (have approvals from Level 3 for all 3 breakouts). Teleport Communications America, LLC, 157 Green Street, Suite 2, Foxboro, MA 02035, for the following: Sixth Street – Replace the existing Teleport Manhole with a 4’X 8’X 6’ manhole and install six (6) four-inch PVC conduits along Sixth Street to an existing AT&T Manhole in front of the gate at 250 Bent Street; a distance of approximately 42 feet.
All work shall be completed in accordance with the specifications set forth by the Cambridge Department of Public Works.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. Analyzed and did field test; doesn’t propagate the same way; continue to find better way to do this. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Extension of fiber optic cable in new conduit from Level 3 manhole #0515-0204 on Cambridge Street to Pole 510/59 ½ on Norfolk Street (335 ft.), then aerial along Norfolk Street with attachment of equipment to Pole 510/59 (Node N061).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. No abutter opposition noted. Licensing for Node location in process. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Extension of fiber optic cable in new conduit from Level 3 manhole #0515-0203 on Cambridge Street to Pole 166-75A on Columbia Street (277 feet), then aerial along Columbia Street with attachment of equipment to Pole 166/79 (Node N063).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. Needs site visit. May need site exploration on research. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Cambridge Street – An extension of new conduit from Crown Castle Vault on the corner of Cambridge Street and Cardinal Medeiros Avenue easterly along Cambridge Street to Level 3 Manhole #0515-0101 (177 feet).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. Needs site visit. May need site exploration on research. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Cambridge Street – An extension of new conduit from Level 3 manhole #0515-0100 easterly along Cambridge Street then southerly along Max Avenue to Pole 536/2 (226 feet) and attachment of equipment on Pole 536/2 (Node N074).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. No abutter opposition noted. Licensing for Node location in process. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Sixth Street – Extension of new conduit from Level 3 manhole #0515-0009 easterly along Cambridge Street then continuing south along Sixth Street to Pole 636/8 (154 feet), then continuing aerial to Pole 636/12S with attachment of equipment on Pole 636/12S (Node N075).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (3rd time) from February 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To further continue excavation on Cambridge Street. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Cambridge Street – Installation of new conduit from Level 3 Manhole #0515-0013 easterly to Third Street, then south to Pole 11 (277 feet) with installation of equipment on Pole 11.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Essex Street – From Pole 5 on Norfolk Street southerly to Bishop Allen Drive to Pole 241/9 in new conduit (approximately 496’), then aerial to Pole 241/15 and attachment of equipment on Pole 241/15 (Node N033).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Amory Street – From Verizon manhole 26/70 on Broadway to Pole 4 on Amory Street in new conduit (approximately 101’), then aerial to Pole 16 with installation of equipment on Pole 16 (Node N038).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Antrim Street – From the Crown Castle manhole at the intersection of Antrim Street and Broadway Street to Pole 620/NT on Antrim Street in new conduit (approximately 82’), then aerial to Pole 620/15 with installation of equipment on Pole 620/15 (Node N040).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Gardner Street – From the Verizon manhole 26/72 on Broadway Street to Pole 672/4 on Tremont Street in new conduit (approximately 175’), then aerial to Pole 285/4 on Gardner Street, with installation of equipment on Pole 285/4 (Node N059).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Ellery Street – From the Crown Castle Manhole at the intersection of Trowbridge Street and Harvard Street easterly in new conduit to Ellery Street, then southerly to Pole 7 (approximately 628’), and installation of equipment on Pole 7 (Node N039).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Broadway Street – From Verizon Manhole 26/113 on Broadway Street to Pole 227/24 at the corner of Ellery Street in new conduit (approximately 84’), and installation of equipment on Pole 227/24 (Node N042).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Prescott Street – From the Crown Castle Manhole at the intersection of Remington Street and Harvard Street westerly in new conduit to Pole 4 on Prescott Street (approximately 505’) and installation of equipment on Pole 4 (Node N043).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. With Chair Jackson abstaining. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Pleasant Street – Extension of aerial fiber beginning at Pole 550/30 on Pleasant Street northerly to Pole 25, then continuing northerly on Pleasant Street in new conduit to an untagged pole at the north corner of Pleasant Street and River Street (367 feet), then continuing as aerial fiber northerly along Pleasant Street to Pole 1 and attachment of new equipment on Pole 1 (Node N048).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (2nd time) from March 19, 2015 P&C hearing. To move forward with the licensing and approval from utilities and make ready work. Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Highland Avenue – An extension of new conduit from Verizon Manhole 26/110 on Broadway Street northerly along Highland Avenue to Pole 3 (327 feet), then continuing as aerial fiber northerly along Highland Avenue to Pole 9 and attachment of new equipment on Pole 9 (Node N041).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Windsor Street – Extension of the existing aerial fiber optic route from pole 737/26 southerly to Pole 737/16, then in new conduit (+/- 87’) to an existing guy pole at the corner of Main Street and attachment of equipment on the guy pole (Node N010).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Cross Street – An extension of Verizon leased conduit from Manhole 26/36 on Albany Street to Verizon Manhole 26/36a, then rising on an untagged pole, proceeding aerial to and ending at the untagged pole at the intersection of Albany and Cross Street, with attachment of equipment on that untagged pole (Node N017).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Lansdowne Street – An extension of Verizon leased conduit from Manhole 34B on Massachusetts Avenue to Verizon Manhole 617C, then in new conduit northeasterly along Lansdowne Street to an untagged stub guy pole (+/- 213’) with attachment of equipment on a replacement guy pole (Node N018).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Columbia Street – An extension of existing aerial fiber cable from Pole 166/16 on Columbia Street northward to utility Pole 26 at the corner of Harvard Street with attachment of equipment to Pole 26 (Node N056).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: Washington Street – attachment of equipment on Utility Pole #44 which is on an existing conduit route (N058).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Crown Castle NG East LLC, 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057, for the following: State Street – An extension of the fiber optic network, beginning at Node N010 on Windsor Street, then continuing in new conduit crossing Main Street to Pole 651/10 (+/- 270’), then aerial to Pole 6 on State Street with attachment of equipment on Pole 6 (Node N066).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• Petition continued (1st time) from April 16, 2015 P&C hearing. Need to determine if there were permits pulled for the work; inspections into manhole. Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Cambridgepark Drive – Place approximately 12 feet of underground conduit (2) 4 inch PVC, from existing Verizon Manhole NO. 26/597 to 165 Cambridgepark Drive for service to new building.
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Water Street – To install approximately 21 linear feet of underground conduit (4” PVC) from existing Verizon Manhole #197-A located on easterly side for service to private property at 21 Water Street (Petition No. P2015-1A1B4EN).
Decision: Approved 2-0 at 4/16/15 P&C hearing (with Chair Jackson abstaining). Subject to permits, SPOF, site visits, coordination with DPW, add conduit for the City.
• New Petition Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Everett Street – Place approximately 39 feet of (2) 4 inch PVC conduits from existing Verizon Manhole #26/333 on westerly side to private property at 11 – 15 Everett Street for service. Full panels of sidewalk disturbed during excavation will be repaired as necessary (Petition No. P2015-1A0X6SG).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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• New Petition Verizon New England, Inc., 125 High Street, Oliver Tower, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02110, for the following: Willow Street – Place approximately 227 linear feet of (2) 4 inch PVC conduits from existing Verizon Manhole #26/175 located at intersection with Cambridge Street to existing jointly-owned Pole #743/19 located on easterly side (Petition No. P2015-1A0H9LQ).
Decision: ______________________________________________________________
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Elizabeth Y. Lint
Executive Director
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