Project work is continuing as follows:
Crews are currently replacing two lengths of transmission line cable. On Saturday, March 15, work will take place within the substation on River Street in Beverly and at the manhole on Congress Street.
Starting on Sunday, March 16, work will take place at two manholes on Cross Lane. This work is expected to take three days. During work hours, through traffic may be detoured on parts of Cross Lane.
Next week, crews will use the right-hand northbound lane on the Essex Bridge to conduct final inspection of the installed conduit under the bridge.
Intermittent light work, including cable splicing, testing, and inspection, is continuing at manhole locations along the project route:
- -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 #6 (Beverly, near 35 Broadway)
- -Manhole #7 (Beverly, near 2 Monument Square)
- -Manhole #8 (Beverly, near 79 Hale Street)
- -Manhole #9 (Beverly, near 203 Lothrop Street)
- -Manhole #10 (Beverly, near 55 Cross Lane)*
- -Manhole #11 (Beverly, near 100 Cross Lane)*
- -Boyles Street Substation (Beverly)
*Work is scheduled at these locations on Saturday, March 15 and/or Sunday, March 16.
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 as approved by the City of Beverly. 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 parts of the following streets in Beverly: Congress, Hale, East Lothrop, Monument Square, and Cross Lane. 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.