Commission conditions Boston Gas main work at 669 Lowell Street, asks for trench detail

Representatives for Boston Gas described a project that would place a new gas main in Hoover Terrace and install a replacement service line to 669 Lowell Street to remove an out-of-compliance service currently running under a house. Michelle Green, representing the applicant, said the design locates the new main primarily in the existing paved roadway and the new service across a manicured lawn; she told the commission the project avoids tree removal and will use best-management practices during construction.

Commissioners asked for more detail on the trench and how the work interfaces with existing utilities and catch basins. The commission closed the public hearing and issued a negative determination conditioned on (a) submission of a trench detail to Public Services for review, (b) adherence to the BMP letter included with the application (silt sacks, inlet protection, straw wattles), and (c) that no work begin until appropriate erosion controls are in place. Michelle Green summarized the project as "a project to improve safety by remediating this out of compliance service," and agreed to provide the requested trench detail.