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Staff: Eversource transmission work will use timber mats and avoid permanent wetland impacts
Summary
Commission received a staff report on an Eversource transmission-structure replacement project that will use timber matting for temporary work areas adjacent to wetlands and include measures to reduce turtle disturbance.
Commission staff reviewed a permit-by-notification filing from Eversource for work on a transmission-line corridor at the intersection of Route 114, Route 101 and Boynton Street, and told commissioners the project is expected to avoid permanent wetland impacts.
Why it matters: Utility maintenance in wetland-adjacent corridors can temporarily disturb soils and vegetation; staff asked the commission to note the filing and confirm that…
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