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MassDOT given OK to hand-dig storm pipes at Moore Street and Route 1 with wetland protections
Summary
The Norwood Conservation Commission on March 26 approved a negative determination of applicability, with conditions, allowing MassDOT District 5 to hand-excavate sediment around stormwater structures at the Moore Street/Route 1 intersection to collect survey data needed for future intersection improvements.
MassDOT District 5 will be allowed to hand-excavate accumulated sediment around buried stormwater drainage structures at the intersection of Moore Street and Route 1 to obtain accurate survey elevations, the Norwood Conservation Commission decided March 26.
The work won a unanimous vote after MassDOT environmental representative Dave Pachete described a very limited operation to “hand dig” sediment to expose pipes so surveyors can confirm location, diameter and elevation. Commissioners approved a negative determination of applicability, subject to conditions…
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