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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission Hearing will be held on April 9 at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10:00 AM.  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 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 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

    At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing which was held on March 26, 2026.

  2. Public Hearing
    • On a joint petition by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Boston Housing Authority for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Ruggles Street (public way), Roxbury, as well as for the acceptance of a Highway Easement, located generally southeast of Albert Street.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening & Relocation Plan, MBTA Ruggles Station, Ruggles Street, Boston,” 1 sheet dated March, 2026.
    • On a petition by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the Vertical Discontinuance of a portion of Ruggles Street (public way), Roxbury, located generally southeast of Albert Street, vertically below the grade of the roadway.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance Plan, MBTA Ruggles Station, Ruggles Street, Boston,” 1 sheet dated March, 2026.
    • On a petition by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the Widening, Relocation, & Extension of the existing right-of-way lines of Forsyth Street (public way), Roxbury, as well as for the acceptance of a Highway Easement, located at its southerly terminus generally south of Huntington Avenue.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening & Relocation Plan, MBTA Ruggles Station, Forsyth Street, Boston,” 1 sheet dated March, 2026.
    • On a joint petition by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Northeastern University, and the Boston Housing Authority for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury:
    • Ruggles Street – generally southeast of Albert Street;
    • Forsyth Street – at its southerly terminus generally south of Huntington Avenue;
    • Columbus Avenue – generally northwest of Tremont Street.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, MBTA Ruggles Station, Ruggles St, Forsyth St, & Columbus Ave, Boston," 6 sheets dated March, 2026.
    • On a petition by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the granting of a Projection License for the installation of a canopy over portions of the sidewalk within Columbus Avenue (public way), Roxbury, located on its northwesterly side generally northwest of Tremont Street.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, License Plan, MBTA Ruggles Station, Columbus Avenue, Boston," 2 sheets dated March, 2026.
    • On a petition by Hancock St Realty Trust for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester:
    • Hancock Street – at address nos. 77-83, generally northwest of Trull Street;
    • Trull Street – southwest of Hancock Street.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, 81 Hancock & Trull St, Dorchester," 3 sheets dated March 20, 2026.
    • On a petition by Hancock St Realty Trust for the granting of a Projection License for the installation of building cornices over portions of the sidewalk within Hancock Street (public way), Dorchester, located on its southwesterly side at address nos. 77-83, northwest of Trull Street.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Projection License Plan, 81 Hancock St, Trull St, Dorchester," 1 sheet dated February 9, 2026.
    • On a petition by Condor Street Investment LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within Condor Street (public way), East Boston, located generally at address nos. 98-100, west of Brooks Street.
    • (NB 3/26/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs, 98-100 Condor Street, Boston," 2 sheets dated March 18, 2026.
  3. New Business
    • Amory Street; Roxbury – Widening & Relocation, Specific Repairs, Grant of Location – On a set of joint petitions by 25 Amory Apartments LLC, 250 Centre Street Housing LLC, and NSTAR Electric Co. (d/b/a Eversource Energy)
    • 279 Maverick Street; East Boston – Specific Repairs – On a petition by 279 Maverick Street Realty LLC
    • 262 Saint Botolph Street; Roxbury – Earth Retention License – On a joint petition by Northeastern University and Suffolk Construction Company Inc.
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