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Council OKs Eversource underground transmission work with police-detail, restoration conditions
Summary
After a public hearing, the New Bedford City Council approved orders for Eversource/NSTAR to install underground transmission lines on Pine, MacArthur, Walnut and adjacent streets, imposing conditions that police details be present during construction and that permanent street restoration occur within the project’s two‑year window.
The New Bedford City Council on July 17 approved a package of orders allowing Eversource (NSTAR Electric) to install underground electric transmission lines and related equipment along a multi‑mile route that includes Pine Street, McArthur Drive, Walnut Street, County Street and adjacent segments.
The action followed a public hearing during which Eversource representatives described the work as replacement of two aging 115 kV transmission lines and associated infrastructure. John Perron of Cornerstone Energy Services and Anthony (community relations for the project) told the council the existing lines were built in the 1950s and that the work will improve system reliability. “We negotiated with the city of New Bedford. … We…
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