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New England Power presents transmission‑line refurbishment in Charlton; commission requests replication plan and site inspection
Summary
A consultant for New England Power outlined a plan to replace wooden transmission structures with steel across a 2.4‑mile Charlton segment, reporting about 282 sq ft of permanent wetland impact and 4,821 sq ft of riverfront impact; the commission asked for a replication and monitoring plan and scheduled a site inspection before further action.
New England Power Company’s consultant told the Charlton Conservation Commission that a proposed asset‑condition project will replace aging wooden transmission structures with steel in order to maintain reliability, but the work will require temporary matting and some permanent wetland and riverfront impacts.
Kip Callahan of VHB presented the project for line U173 and W123 and said the Charlton portion spans roughly 2.4 miles. He described construction methods — reflagging wetlands, vegetation maintenance, installing large timber construction mats for access and work pads, drilling…
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