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Eversource says 2024 street work largely finished; New Bedford's DPI details co-op repairs and oversight
Summary
Eversource officials told the committee they completed most 2024 gas-main work and that the utility plans about 7.5 miles of work in 2025. New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure described a cooperative approach that can let the city repave whole streets when it is cost-effective and discussed inspection and contractor oversight.
Representatives from Eversource and the New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure (DPI) updated the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods on March 11 about utility trenching, restoration and a cooperative program that funds fuller street restoration.
Anthony Villeux, Community Relations for Eversource in New Bedford, said Eversource's 2024 program was largely completed and that the company expects roughly 7.5 miles of work scheduled for 2025. "We completed all of our work in 2024," Villeux told the committee, and said the…
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