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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission will hold a Hearing on April 23 at 10 a.m.

With the ongoing public health concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Public Improvement Commission (PIC) will be taking the following temporary steps to promote social distancing and to comply with federal, state, and local directives:

  • The next PIC hearing is tentatively scheduled for April 23 at the following locations:
    • Commissioners/City support staff: City Hall room 801 (typical hearing room)
    • Presenters/project team members: City Hall room 900 (BPDA Board Room)
    • Members of the public: 26 Court Street, 1st floor (Winter Chambers)
  • Other future PIC hearings will tentatively be held as scheduled.  PIC staff will be present during hearings at all three aforementioned locations until further notice.
  • Hearing participants at all three locations will be digitally connected, per the City’s Department of Innovation & Technology.
  • For those members of the public who are unable to attend the proceedings in person at 26 Court Street, all hearings will continue to be televised and may also be viewed online via Boston TV: boston.gov/departments/broadband-and-cable/watch-boston-city-tv.
  • Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov.
  • Until further notice, five full-size sets of all PIC plans (rather than the customary three) are required to be submitted by the relevant filing deadline.
  • A project may be considered eligible for a New Business agenda only if a 100% complete submission package (five sets of plans, plus one copy of everything else) is delivered to the PIC office by 4:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the target PIC hearing.  Incomplete and/or piecemeal submissions will not be placed on a hearing agenda.  For additional information on submission requirements, please reference the relevant PIC procedural checklist(s) found online: boston.gov/PIC#related-documents.
  • In addition to the typical hard-copy submission, a prospective New Business project is also required to submit a digital copy of all submission requirements to PIC@boston.gov.
  • All dissemination of PIC plans to Public Agency and Utility Company reviewers should be done via email; certified mailings are not necessary.
  • PIC staff will not be accepting in-person meetings until further notice; requests for phone and teleconference meetings will be accommodated to every reasonable extent.  Requests for phone and teleconference meetings should be scheduled in advance via email.
  • Public access to City Hall continues to be limited.  As such, hard copy submissions should be made via standard mail.  Should any particular submission need to be delivered by hand, please contact PIC staff ahead of time via email to confirm staff availability to receive such a submission and to schedule a delivery time. Unannounced/unexpected in-person deliveries may not be accepted by City Hall staff.
  • PIC staff will continue to be available via email during normal business hours.

These practices should be considered in effect immediately and will remain in effect until further notice by PIC staff.  Updates to these practices will be posted as appropriate. Please feel free to contact PIC@boston.gov should you have any questions. 

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on March 26, 2020.

  2. Utility Pole Hearing Continued

    On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Pole Installation within East Eagle Street (public way), East Boston, to install one new utility pole to be located on its northerly side, west of Condor Street. (UP 2/13/2020; UPC 3/12/2020)

  3. Public Hearing Continued

    On a petition by TC Systems Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • BLUE HILL AVENUE – GENERALLY BETWEEN HAVELOCK STREET AND WILCOCK STREET;
    • HAVELOCK STREET – SOUTHWEST OF BLUE HILL AVENUE.

    (NB 1/30/2020; PH 2/13/2020; PHC 2/27/2020, 3/12/2020, 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, PROPOSED CONDUIT PLACEMENT, BLUE HILL AVENUE AT HAVELOCK STREET, CITY OF BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED JANUARY 23, 2019.

    On a petition by Centercourt Partners LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper, consisting of curb, sidewalk, roadway, pedestrian ramp, and speed hump reconstruction:

    • DERNE STREET – AT ADDRESS NO. 20, BETWEEN TEMPLE STREET AND RIDGEWAY LANE;
    • TEMPLE STREET – NORTH OF DERNE STREET.

    (NB 3/12/2020; PH 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, SPECIFIC REPAIRS PLAN, 20 DERNE STREET, PUBLIC WAY, BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED DECEMBER, 2019.

  4. Public Hearing

    On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Grant of Location to install new electrical infrastructure within the following public ways in South Boston:

    • NORTHERN AVENUE – GENERALLY BETWEEN SLEEPER STREET AND PIER 4 BOULEVARD;
    • PIER 4 BOULEVARD – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORTHERN AVENUE AND SEAPORT BOULEVARD.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, NORTHERN AVENUE, PIER 4 BOULEVARD, SOUTH BOSTON,” 8 SHEETS DATED APRIL 15, 2020.

    On a petition by Seaport N/P Title Holder LLC  for the acceptance of Pedestrian Easements adjacent to the following public ways in South Boston:

    • CONGRESS STREET – ON ITS SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE SOUTHEAST OF BOSTON WHARF ROAD;
    • BOSTON WHARF ROAD – ON ITS SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE GENERALLY BETWEEN CONGRESS STREET AND SUMMER STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, PEDESTRIAN EASEMENT PLAN, CONGRESS STREET & BOSTON WHARF ROAD, 400 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED MARCH 19, 2020.

    On a joint petition by Seaport N/P Title Holder LLC and Seaport Square Development Company LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in South Boston, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lights, street furniture, street trees, landscaping, irrigation infrastructure, stormdrain infrastructure, bike racks, bollards, refuse receptacles, and driveway curb cuts:

    • SUMMER STREET – ON ITS NORTHEASTERLY SIDE GENERALLY AT ADDRESS NO. 400, SOUTHEAST OF BOSTON WHARF ROAD;
    • CONGRESS STREET – ON ITS SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE GENERALLY AT ADDRESS NO. 395, BETWEEN BOSTON WHARF ROAD AND PIER 4 BOULEVARD;
    • BOSTON WHARF ROAD – GENERALLY BETWEEN CONGRESS STREET AND SUMMER STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, SPECIFIC REPAIRS PLAN, 400 SUMMER STREET, SOUTH BOSTON,” 6 SHEETS DATED MARCH 19, 2020.

    On a joint petition by Seaport N/P Title Holder LLC and Seaport Square Development Company LLC for the granting of a Private Utility License for the installation of new utility infrastructure within Congress Street (public way), South Boston, located generally southwest of Pier 4 Boulevard.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, LICENSE PLAN FOR CANOPY, CONGRESS STREET, 400 SUMMER STREET, SOUTH BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED MARCH 19, 2020.

    On a petition by Seaport N/P Title Holder LLC for the granting of a Projection License for the installation of canopies over portions of the following public ways in South Boston:

    • SUMMER STREET – ON ITS NORTHEASTERLY SIDE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF BOSTON WHARF ROAD;
    • CONGRESS STREET – ON ITS SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE GENERALLY WEST OF PIER 4 BOULEVARD.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, LICENSE PLAN FOR CANOPY, 400 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON,” 2 SHEETS DATED MARCH 19, 2020.

    On a petition by The Mount Vernon Company for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to the following public ways in Brighton:

    • NORTH BEACON STREET – ON ITS NORTHERLY SIDE AT ADDRESS NO. 37, WEST OF EVERETT STREET;
    • EVERETT STREET – ON ITS WESTERLY SIDE NORTH OF NORTH BEACON STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, PEDESTRIAN EASEMENT PLAN, #37 NORTH BEACON STREET, EVERETT STREET, BOSTON (ALLSTON),” 1 SHEET DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 2019.

    On a petition by The Mount Vernon Company for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Brighton, consisting of curb, sidewalk, and pedestrian ramp reconstruction, as well as new and relocated street trees, landscaping, and driveway curb cuts:

    • NORTH BEACON STREET – ON ITS NORTHERLY SIDE AT ADDRESS NO. 37, WEST OF EVERETT STREET;
    • EVERETT STREET – ON ITS WESTERLY SIDE NORTH OF NORTH BEACON STREET;
    • HARVESTER STREET – ON ITS SOUTHERLY SIDE GENERALLY WEST OF EVERETT STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, SPECIFIC REPAIR PLAN, #37 NORTH BEACON STREET, EVERETT STREET, HARVESTER STREET, BOSTON (ALLSTON),” 2 SHEETS DATED MARCH 10, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • BABSON STREET – GENERALLY AT ADDRESS NO. 5, BETWEEN BLUE HILL AVENUE AND NORFOLK STREET;
    • BLUE HILL AVENUE – NORTH OF BABSON STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 5 BABSON ST, BOSTON (MATTAPAN),” 1 SHEET DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Roxbury:

    • ALBANY STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN ADDRESS NO. 906 AND EUSTIS STREET;
    • DEARBORN STREET – GENERALLY AT EUSTIS STREET/ALBANY STREET/ DEARBORN SQUARE.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 906 ALBANY ST, BOSTON (ROXBURY),” 2 SHEETS DATED FEBRUARY, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in South Boston:

    • EAST FOURTH STREET – FROM ADDRESS NO. 650 TO I STREET;
    • I STREET – BETWEEN EAST FOURTH STREET AND EAST FIFTH STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 650 EAST FOURTH ST, BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED JANUARY 21, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Brookford Street (public way), Dorchester, from address no. 35 generally at Dromey Street to Howard Avenue.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 35 BROOKFORD ST, DORCHESTER,” 1 SHEET DATED FEBRUARY, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Brighton:

    • ISLINGTON STREET – AT THE SIDE OF 40 ARMINGTON STREET, SOUTH OF BRIGHTON AVENUE;
    • BRIGHTON AVENUE – BETWEEN ISLINGTON STREET AND CAMBRIDGE STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 40 ARMINGTON ST (BRIGHTON AVE), ALLSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED JANUARY 21, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in West Roxbury:

    • CAROLINA AVENUE – AT THE REAR OF 20 CHILD STREET, EAST OF SOUTH STREET;
    • SOUTH STREET – BETWEEN CAROLINA AVENUE AND SEDGWICK STREET;
    • SEDGWICK STREET – EAST OF SOUTH STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 20 CHILD ST, BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED FEBRUARY 19, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Walnut Avenue (public way), Roxbury, located generally between address no. 302 and Ruthven Street.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A PLAN ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, GRANT OF LOCATION PLAN, 302 WALNUT AVE, BOSTON,” 1 SHEET DATED JANUARY 21, 2020.

    On a petition by the Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, roadway, sidewalk and driveway curb cut reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, speed humps, and median islands:

    • HANNON STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND MORTON STREET;
    • CORBET STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • NELSON STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • HOPKINS STREET – AT CORBET STREET;
    • CROWELL STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • CAPEN STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • DYER STREET – GENERALLY NORTH OF EVANS STREET;
    • STANTON STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • THETFORD AVENUE – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • MILTON AVENUE – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND EVANS STREET;
    • EDSON STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN NORFOLK STREET AND MILTON AVENUE.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, SPECIFIC REPAIR PLAN, NEIGHBORHOOD SLOW STREETS PROGRAM, REDEFINING OUR COMMUNITY, DORCHESTER SOUTH,” 8 SHEETS DATED MARCH 26, 2020.

    On a petition by the Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, speed humps, and a raised crosswalk:

    • NORWELL STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN HARVARD STREET AND CARMEN STREET;
    • RADCLIFFE STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN HARVARD STREET AND VASSAR STREET;
    • ELMONT STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN VASSAR STREET AND WATERLOW STREET;
    • SHAFTER STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN VASSAR STREET AND WATERLOW STREET;
    • CARMEN STREET – GENERALLY BETWEEN RADCLIFFE STREET AND VASSAR STREET;
    • VASSAR STREET – GENERALLY AT CARMEN STREET/RIPLEY ROAD/SHAFTER STREET;
    • RIPLEY ROAD – GENERALLY BETWEEN HARVARD STREET AND VASSAR STREET.

    (NB 3/26/2020) AS SHOWN ON A SET OF PLANS ENTITLED “CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION, SPECIFIC REPAIR PLAN, NEIGHBORHOOD SLOW STREETS PROGRAM, WASHINGTON HARVARD NORWELL, DORCHESTER NORTH,” 8 SHEETS DATED MARCH 26, 2020.

  5. New Business

    51 Geneva Avenue; Dorchester – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department

    Commonwealth Avenue, Beacon Street; Boston Proper – Widening/Relocation/Extension, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by Mark Kenmore LLC

    350 Hyde Park Avenue, Wyvern Street; West Roxbury – Grant of Location  – On a petition by TC Systems Inc.

    110 Fenway, Hemenway Street, Public Alley No. 807; Roxbury – Grant of Location  – On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber

    396 Northampton Street, Camden Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location  – On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber

    227 D Street, West Broadway; South Boston – Grant of Location  – On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber

    380 Shawmut Avenue, West Dedham Street, Washington Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location  – On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber

    54 Old Colony Avenue, C Street, Baxter Street; South Boston – Grant of Location  – On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber

    14 Temple Street, Dorrance Street, Mystic Avenue; Charlestown – Grant of Location  – On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber

    New England Avenue at Woodrow Avenue/Norfolk Street; Dorchester – Specific Repairs, Grant of Location – On a set of petitions by National Grid

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