Next week, project work will continue at the following locations in Beverly and Salem:
Conduit repair and repaving:
- -Wellman Street (Beverly)
- —Near the MBTA tracks
Cable installation, preparatory activities and cable splicing:
- -Waite Street Substation (Salem)
- -Manhole #2 (Salem, on Bridge Street)
- -Manhole #3 (Beverly, on Congress Street, near the MBTA tracks)
- -River Street Substation (Beverly)
- -Manhole #7 (Beverly, near 2 Monument Square)
- -Manhole #8 (Beverly, near 79 Hale Street)
- -Manhole #10 (Beverly, near 55 Cross Lane)
- -Manhole #11 (Beverly, near 100 Cross Lane)
- -Boyles Street Substation (Beverly)
Cable installation involves equipment located at project manholes and does not require any excavation. Traffic may be diverted around the manhole locations during work hours.
Please note that crews will install sections of cable between Manholes #10 and #11 on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 2nd.
Work hours are 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, with some crews continuing work between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM on Saturdays and/or Sundays. Please let us know about any upcoming deliveries or special events that we can prepare to assist you with.
At times, work vehicles may need to stage outside of active worksites for traffic management purposes.
Please note that parking may be limited and/or through-traffic may be detoured on the following streets: Congress, Wellman, Hale, East Lothrop, Monument Square, and Cross Lane in Beverly, and Bridge Street in Salem. Residents will always be able to access their homes and driveways with assistance from police details, crew members, and traffic signage.
At times, construction equipment generates noise that will be noticeable to abutters. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we perform these critical infrastructure upgrades.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact a member of our project outreach team by emailing us at info@BeverlyRegionalTransmissionReliabilityProject.com or by calling our project hotline at (833) 238-4743.
*Please note, due to the complexities of underground construction, schedules are subject to change.