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National Grid line-replacement project to affect Southborough trails; committee urges documentation and public meeting attendance
Summary
National Grid plans transmission-line replacement that will overlap trail corridors in Southborough. The Trails Committee urged members to attend an open house Nov. 6, discussed timber-mat access, temporary closures and restoration requirements, and agreed to photograph trail conditions before and after work to document impacts.
The Town of Southborough Trails Committee reviewed plans from National Grid to replace overhead transmission lines that cross town trails and said members should attend an open house on Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Public Safety Building to ask questions and monitor potential trail impacts.
Chair Kat McKee said the utility project could require timber mats for heavy truck access and may produce temporary trail closures or detours in places where line work is under way. "They will need to lay timber mats so…
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