Public Improvement Commission Hearing

HM 1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on April 28, 2022.

UPC 1. On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Pole Installation within London Street (public way), East Boston, to install one new utility pole to be located on its southeasterly side at address no. 149, southwest of Porter Street. (UP 4/14/2022; UPC 4/28/2022)

PHC 1. On a joint petition by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Widening, Relocation, & Extension of the existing right-of-way lines of Harold Street (public way), Roxbury, from Holworthy Street to Hollander Street.

(NB 3/3/2022; PH 3/17/2022; PHC 3/31/2022, 4/14/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening, Relocation, & Extension Plan, Harold Street, (Public Way), Roxbury,” 5 sheets dated March 31, 2022.

PHC 2. On a joint petition by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within a section of Holworthy Street (public way), Roxbury, located on its southerly side generally west of Harold Street.

(NB 3/3/2022; PH 3/17/2022; PHC 3/31/2022, 4/14/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Holworthy Street, Roxbury,” 1 sheet dated May 18, 2021.

PHC 3. On a joint petition by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within a section of Hollander Street (public way), Roxbury, located on its northerly side generally west of Harold Street.

(NB 3/3/2022; PH 3/17/2022; PHC 3/31/2022, 4/14/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Hollander Street, Roxbury,” 1 sheet dated May 18, 2021.

PHC 4. On a set of three petitions by Verizon New England 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 South Boston:

• Monsignor Dennis F. O'Callaghan Way – generally between Dr. Michael Gavin Way and Old Colony Avenue;

• East Fifth Street – between K Street and L Street;

• K Street – south of East Fifth Street;

• East Seventh Street – east of M Street;

• M Street – between East Seventh Street and East Eighth Street.

(NB 3/31/2022; PH 4/14/2022) As shown on three sets of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 37 Msgr O’Callaghan Way” 2 sheets dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 627 E 5th St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 675 E 7th St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PHC 5. On a set of five petitions by Verizon New England 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 Boston Proper:

• Boylston Street – from Brookline Avenue/Park Drive to a point northeast of Kilmarnock Street;

• Brookline Avenue – northeast of Boylston Street/Park Drive;

• Charles Street – southeast of Beacon Street;

• Beacon Street – at Charles Street;

• Washington Street – at address no. 755, generally between Stuart Street and Oak Street;

• Beacon Street – generally at address no. 105, southwest of David G. Mugar Way;

• Boylston Street – generally at address nos. 162-176, between Charles Street and Carver Street;

• Charles Street – northwest of Boylston Street.

(NB 3/31/2022; PH 4/14/2022) As shown on five sets of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Boylston St” 2 sheets dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Charles St at Beacon St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 755 Washington St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 105 Beacon St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 162-176 Boylston St” 2 sheets dated March, 2022.

PHC 6. On a petition by Verizon New England 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 West Roxbury:

• School Street – generally between Dixwell Street and Erie Place;

• Dixwell Street – northeast of School Street.

(NB 3/31/2022; PH 4/14/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, School St and Dixwell St, Proposed Conduit Installation” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PHC 7. On a set of nine petitions by Verizon New England 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:

• Edwin Street – between Dorchester Avenue and Florida Street;

• Dorchester Avenue – at Edwin Street;

• Bay Street – at Maryland Street;

• Maryland Street – between Bay Street and Savin Hill Avenue;

• Savin Hill Avenue – at Maryland Street;

• Hamilton Street – southeast of Columbia Road;

• Columbia Road – between Hamilton Street and Quincy Street;

• Moreland Street – west of Brook Avenue;

• Brook Avenue – between Moreland Street and Winthrop Street;

• Pond Street – generally between Columbia Road and Pleasant Street/East Cottage Street;

• Devon Street – generally from address no. 131 to Laredo Street;

• Laredo Street – at Devon Street;

• Monsignor Patrick J. Lydon Way – northeast of Dorchester Avenue;

• Dorchester Avenue – at Monsignor Patrick J. Lydon Way;

• Magnolia Street – northeast of Intervale Street;

• Intervale Street – between Magnolia Street and Intervale Terrace;

• Washington Street – generally at address no. 60, between Normandy Street and Bishop Joe L. Smith Way.

(NB 3/31/2022; PH 4/14/2022) As shown on nine sets of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 74 Edwin St” 2 sheets dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 15-65 Bay St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 11 Hamilton St” 2 sheets dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Brook Ave” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 21 Pond St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 131 Devon St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 20 Msgr PJ Lydon Way” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 275 Magnolia St” 2 sheets dated March, 2022; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 60 Washington St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PHC 8. On a set of nine petitions by Verizon New England 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 Roxbury:

• Pilgrim Road – at Francis Street;

• Francis Street – between Pilgrim Road and Brookline Avenue;

• Brookline Avenue – southwest of Francis Street;

• Shawmut Avenue – generally at address no. 724, between Ruggles Street and Williams Street;

• Mt. Pleasant Avenue – from Blue Hill Avenue/Dudley Street to a point southwest of Forest Street;

• Horadan Way – generally between St. Alphonsus Street and Turquoise Way;

• Eustis Street – from Dearborn Street to a point southeast of Orchard Park Street;

• Dearborn Street – at Eustis Street;

• Hammond Street – northwest of Shawmut Avenue;

• Shawmut Avenue – at Hammond Street;

• Coventry Street – northwest of Tremont Street;

• Tremont Street – at Coventry Street;

• Fenwood Road – generally between Brookline Avenue and Binney Street;

• Dimock Street – northwest of Washington Street;

• Washington Street – at Dimock Street.

(NB 3/31/2022; PH 4/14/2022) As shown on nine sets of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 195 Pilgrim Rd” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 724 Shawmut Ave” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Mt Pleasant St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 49 Horadan Way” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 146 Eustis St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 15 Hammond St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Coventry St at Tremont St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 73-109 Fenwood Rd” 1 sheet dated March, 2022; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 41-55 Dimock St” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PH 1. On a petition by Verizon New England 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:

• Hancock Street – generally between address no. 200 and Bowdoin Street;

• Bowdoin Street – between Hancock Street and Winter Street/Navillus Terrace.

(NB 4/14/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 200 Hancock St, Proposed Conduit Installation” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PH 2. On a petition by Verizon New England 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:

• Sydney Street – generally between address no. 185 and Harbor View Street;

• Harbor View Street – west of Sydney Street.

(NB 4/14/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 159-185 Sydney St, Proposed Conduit Installation” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PH 3. On a petition by Verizon New England 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 South Boston:

• Preble Street – generally between Old Colony Avenue and Liberty Place;

• Devine Way – west of Old Colony Avenue;

• Columbia Road – generally at Old Colony Avenue/Preble Street.

(NB 4/14/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 345 Old Colony Ave, Proposed Conduit Installation” 1 sheet dated March, 2022.

PH 4. On a petition by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of the following public ways in Boston Proper:

• Union Street – generally on its westerly side at address no. 98, south of Hanover Street;

• Hanover Street – on its southerly side between Union Street and Congress Street;

• North Street – on its northerly side east of Congress Street;

• Congress Street – on its easterly side north of North Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening & Relocation Plan, Congress Street, Hanover Street, Union Street, North Street, Public Way” 1 sheet dated February 15, 2022.

PH 5. On a petition by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within the entirety of North Anderson Street (public way), Boston Proper, between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance, North Anderson Street, West End” 1 sheet dated December 30, 2021.

PH 6. On a petition by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within a pedestrian easement adjacent to Parkman Street (public way), Boston Proper, located on its southerly side between Blossom Street and North Grove Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Parkman Street, Boston” 1 sheet dated December 30, 2021.

PH 7. On a petition by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Parkman Street (public way), Boston Proper, located on its southerly side generally between Blossom Street and North Grove Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening and Relocation Plan, Parkman Street, Boston” 1 sheet dated December 30, 2021.

PH 8. On a set of petitions by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the acceptance of four Pedestrian Easements adjacent to the following public ways in Boston Proper:

• Parkman Street – on its southerly side between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• Blossom Street – on its westerly side between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street;

• Cambridge Street – on its northerly side between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• North Grove Street – on its easterly side between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, Parkman Street, Blossom Street, Cambridge Street, North Grove Street, Boston” 4 sheets dated December 30, 2021.

PH 9. On a set of petitions by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the Vertical Discontinuance of portions of the following public ways in Boston Proper, vertically above and below the grades of the roadways:

• Parkman Street – generally between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• North Grove Street – generally between Parkman Street and Fruit Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance, Parkman Street & North Grove Street, West End” 2 sheets dated December 30, 2021.

PH 10. On a set of petitions by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

• Parkman Street – between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• Blossom Street – between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street;

• Cambridge Street – between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• North Grove Street – between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Parkman Street, Blossom Street, Cambridge Street, North Grove Street, Boston,” 7 sheets dated December 30, 2021.

PH 11. On a petition by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the granting of a Private Utility License for the installation of new utility infrastructure within Parkman Street (public way), Boston Proper, located generally west of Blossom Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, License Plan, Drain Service Parkman Street, Boston” 1 sheet dated December 30, 2021.

PH 12. On a petition by The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital) for the granting of an Earth Retention License for the installation of a temporary earth support system and crane pad infrastructure within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

• Cambridge Street – on its northerly side generally between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• Parkman Street – between Blossom Street and North Grove Street;

• Blossom Street – on its westerly side between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street;

• North Grove Street – on its easterly side between Cambridge Street and Parkman Street.

(NB 4/28/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Temporary Earth Retention, North Grove Street, Parkman Street, Blossom Street, Cambridge Street,” 13 sheets dated December 30, 2021.

NB 1. Western Avenue; Brighton – Private Utility License – On a petition by President and Fellows of Harvard College

• NB 2. 152 Liverpool Street; East Boston – Grant of Location – On a petition by NSTAR Electric Company (d/b/a Eversource Energy)