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Utility contractor wins approval for underground conduit; commission adds conditions on HDD contingency plan
Summary
Massachusetts Electric Company’s contractor described a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project to replace underground conduit at Twin Oaks Condominiums; the commission approved the notice of intent with conditions including a spill-prevention requirement and a contractor contingency plan before pre-construction.
The Worcester Conservation Commission on June 9 approved an application from the Massachusetts Electric Company to replace underground electrical conduit at Twin Oaks Condominiums, 1195 Grafton Street, with conditions requiring a contractor HDD contingency plan and spill-prevention measures.
Sam Kefferstan of BSC Group, representing Massachusetts Electric Company, told the commission the work includes replacing conduit and installing three manholes and several pad-mounted transformers, and using horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in two locations beneath a perennial on-site stream. Kefferstan described the HDD…
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