Greetings!
Eversource and its contractors resumed construction on the 115-kilovolt (kV) Underground Transmission Line Project in Hudson and Sudbury. During construction, including after hours and on weekends, Eversource asks people in the area to avoid walking along and crossing the inactive Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail corridor. Construction is not expected to interrupt electric service.
Work Hours
Approved work hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday but crews are working from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Occasional work may extend beyond the approved hours based on feedback from Town staff.
Below is an overview of the active and upcoming work zones.
Hudson
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In the inactive MBTA rail corridor, from Wilkins Street to Main Street, crews are nearly finished removing rails and ties and they will be grading the limits of work for the next several weeks.
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Between Parmenter Road and White Pond Road in the corridor, crews began installing MH12 (a cable vault) and will start installing MH13 (another cable vault) next week. A cable vault is an opening in an underground duct system that houses electrical equipment. The opening is large enough for a worker to enter on a ladder and is sometimes called a manhole (MH). View the Project map for more details on the locations of work crews.
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Off Forest Avenue, at Hudson Light & Power a crew recently installed a small hand hole that will be used to access the new transmission line. Active construction will NOT occur on Forest Avenue until Spring 2023.
Sudbury
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In the inactive MBTA rail corridor, between the Sudbury Substation (163 Boston Post Road) and Bridge 127, crews are installing erosion controls and removing rails and ties. Grading of the limits of work will start in early February.
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Between the Town line and Dutton Road in the corridor, crews are clearing vegetation and will start removing rails and ties in the coming weeks. Grading of the limits of work will begin afterward.
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Off Boston Post Road, at the Eversource Sudbury Substation, G. Greene Construction is excavating and building foundations inside the Substation fence line. Additional Eversource crews will also be at the site installing structures and other electrical equipment.
