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Commission urges National Grid and DPW to install stronger barriers at collapsed Pearly Brook culvert
Summary
Commissioners reported ongoing safety and erosion concerns at the partially collapsed culvert on the Pearly Brook/Colbert path and asked staff to notify National Grid and DPW to install more robust barriers than caution tape.
Commission members discussed a partially collapsed culvert on the Pearly Brook/Colbert trail and directed staff to press National Grid and the Department of Public Works for stronger site controls. Commissioners said the existing barrel traffic cones and caution tape had been repeatedly breached and recommended more substantial reflective barriers to reduce liability and the risk of further collapse.
One commissioner said heavy recent storms have increased undermining around the culvert and that while some water still flows through the culvert, the adjacent roadway is failing. Commissioners asked staff to email National Grid and copy the commission and DPW to request a plan for more durable barriers and to discuss responsibility for repairs; meeting participants noted the right‑of‑way is owned by National Grid/New England Power Company.
Staff said they would follow up immediately and asked commissioners to report any further deterioration; no formal enforcement against the utility was recorded at the meeting.
