The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is planning to upgrade water transmission pipes in Arlington. As part of the design effort, MWRA has hired CDM Smith, Inc. and other firms to perform sub-surface exploration activities on/near existing pipelines along a path across Town (see map, PDF).

The soil boring activities involve blocking off a small area of the road with a truck and a boring rig, and drilling down to a depth of 15 to 35 feet and removing the soil samples. At each location the work will take 4-5 hours. MWRA has 21 sites planned for Arlington. The locations are shown in Table 1 below. Notification letters will be sent to abutters.

Work will begin the week of August 28th and will occur between 8AM and 3PM, Monday through Friday. Construction Zone Safety Plans, including local police details in certain locations, will be provided for traffic control, and ensuring worker and general public safety in each area.

Phase 2 will be conducted during final design, next year, and will consist of up to an additional 56 test borings strategically located to supplement the Phase 1 borings.

Phase I is scheduled to begin the week of August 28, 2017 and continue until through October 2017. Work will typically occur between 7AM and 5PM, Monday through Friday. Construction Zone Safety Plans, including local police details in certain locations, will be provided for traffic control, and ensuring worker and general public safety in each area.

 

Table 1- Proposed Test Boring Program
MWRA
Rehabilitation of Weston Aqueduct Supply Main 3
Arington, Massachusetts

Boring	Approximate Street Address	Boring Location	Owner
B-82	No Address	Pleasant St. and Concord Tpke	MassDOT
B-84	235 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St.	Public
B-85	211 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St.	Public
B-86	190 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St. and Gould Rd.	Public
B-87	149 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St. and Gray St.	Public
B-88	135 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St. and Spring Valley St.	Public
B-89	114 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St. and Hopkins Rd.	Public
B-90	75 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St. and Maple St.	Public
B-91	22 Pleasant St.	Pleasant St. and Swan St.	Public
B-92	12 Swan Pl.	Pleasant St. and Swan Pl.	Public
B-93	444 Massachusetts Ave.	Massachustts Ave. and Broadway	Public
B-94	299 Broadway	Broadway and Alton St.	Public
B-95	267 Broadway	Broadway	Public
B-96	41 Palmer St.	Palmer St.	Pubic
B-97	83 Palmer St.	Palmer St.	Public
B-98	121 Palmer St.	Palmer St.	Public
B-99	150 Palmer St.	Palmer St.	Public
B-100	167 Palmer St.	Palmer St. and Hamlet St.	Public
B-101	4 Coral St.	Coral St.	Public