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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

There will be a Public Improvement Commission hearing on November 6 at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m. Project teams and Commission members will be participating in this hearing primarily from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation & Technology. Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely; the hearing will continue to be televised and may also be streamed live online via Boston TV. Those members of the public who are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing. Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; written testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov.

All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to participate remotely, should complete the registration form available online by Wednesday afternoon.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    HM 1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing which was held on October 23, 2025.

  2. Utility Pole Hearing

    UP 1. On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Utility Pole Installation to install one new private utility pole within Colborne Road, Brighton, to be located on its westerly side at address no. 36, generally north of Euston Road.

  3. Public Hearing Continued

    PHC 1. On a petition by NSTAR Electric Co. (d/b/a Eversource Energy) for a Grant of Location to install an electric transformer vault and associated infrastructure within Whitby Street (public way), East Boston, located at address no. 16 generally northwest of Ford Street.

    (NB 8/14/2025; PH 8/28/2025; PHC 9/11/2025, 9/25/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Plan of Transformer MH for PIC, 16 Whitby Street, East Boston,” 1 sheet dated August, 2025.

    PHC 2. On a set of petitions by 4200 Washington LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury, consisting of curb realignment, roadway, sidewalk, and pedestrian ramp reconstruction, as well as new and relocated specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, landscaping, bike racks, and driveway curb cuts:

    • Washington Street – at address nos. 4198-4200, southwest of Basile Street;
    • Basile Street – southeast of Washington Street;
    • South Street – generally across from Basile Street.

    (NB 9/25/2025; PH 10/9/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 4200 Washington Street, Basile Street, Roslindale,” 3 sheets dated October 8, 2025.

  4. Public Hearing

    PH 1. On a petition by West Boylston Investments LLC for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Hyde Park Avenue (public way), Hyde Park, as well as for the acceptance of a Highway Easement, located on its southeasterly side at address nos. 1690-1700, generally northeast of Milton Street.

    (NB 10/23/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening & Relocation Plan, 1690-1700 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park,” 1 sheet dated September 5, 2025.

    PH 2. On a petition by West Boylston Investments LLC for the Vertical Discontinuance of a portion of Hyde Park Avenue (public way), Hyde Park, located on its southeasterly side at address nos. 1690-1700 generally northeast of Milton Street, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk.

    (NB 10/23/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance Plan, 1690-1700 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park,” 1 sheet dated October 1, 2025.

    PH 3. On a petition by West Boylston Investments LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within Hyde Park Avenue (public way), Hyde Park, located on its southeasterly side at address nos. 1690-1700, generally northeast of Milton Street.

    (NB 10/23/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, 1690-1700 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park,” 3 sheets dated September 4, 2025.

    PH 4. On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication infrastructure with City shadow conduit within the following public ways in Roxbury:

    • Heath Street – between address nos. 219-221 and Lawn Street;
    • Lawn Street – northeast of Heath Street.

    (NB 10/23/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 219 Heath St, Proposed Conduit Installation," 2 sheets dated October, 2025.

    PH 5. On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication infrastructure with City shadow conduit within Highland Street (public way), Roxbury, located generally between address no. 273 and Centre Street.

    (NB 10/23/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 273 Highland St, Proposed Conduit Installation," 2 sheets dated October, 2025.

  5. New Business

    NB 1. 8 Old Road, 14-16 Ellington Street, Michigan Avenue; Dorchester – Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs, Projection License – On a set of petitions by Harvard Street Support Corp.

    NB 2. Major Michael J. O'Connor Way, General Lawrence J. Logan Way; South Boston – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.

    NB 3. 635 Hyde Park Avenue, Canterbury Street; West Roxbury – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by 635 Hyde Park Ave LLC

    NB 4. 15-17 Wichita Terrace; Dorchester – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by 15-17 Wichita Ter LLC

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