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About this Project:
The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) is proposing to replace a section of its existing Section 56 water pipeline. Section 56 provides water service to the cities of Lynn and Revere. The section of this water pipeline to be replaced was previously attached to the General Edwards Bridge over the Saugus River (which is also Lynn/Revere municipal border) but had to be removed in 2018 due to severe corrosion. MWRA now proposes to replace this section of water pipeline by installing a new section of water pipeline under the water of the Saugus River, using both open-cut and trenchless underwater pipeline construction methods. MWRA’s Section 56 Water Pipeline Replacement Project will ensure water system redundancy and reliability for residents and businesses in these communities, which is crucial to protecting public and environmental health. After the construction is complete, the only existing surface impacts will be approximately six manholes, which will be flush with the paved surfaces of Rice Avenue in Revere and Hanson Street in Lynn and/or in a grassy traffic island at the entrance to North Shore Road in Revere.
Specific project activities include:
- Installation of a 20-inch water main under the Saugus River using horizontal 2 directional drilling (HDD) methods.
- Installation of a 20-inch water main, including fittings, valves, air release valves, and blow-offs in Rice Avenue in Revere, from the Saugus River HDD crossing point at the Point of Pines Yacht Club to the existing Section 56 pipeline between the Route 1A northbound on-ramp and the Lynnway.
- Installation of 20-inch diameter water main and appurtenances, including fittings, valves, air release valves, and blow-offs in Hanson Street in Lynn, from the existing Section 56 pipeline in Route 1A to the Saugus River HDD crossing point at the end of Hanson Street/Riley Way Extension
- Installation of environmental controls and traffic management, replacement of utilities, surface restoration, road reconstruction/pavement restoration, and sidewalk reconstruction.
- The removal of twelve timber piles from the deteriorated seawall on the Lynn shoreline.
- Temporary staging/HDD entry/exit pits at the Point of Pines Yacht Club parking lot in Revere and at the end of Hanson Street/Riley Way extension in Lynn.
The total area of temporary disturbance is 2.9 acres. There are no proposed permanent above-ground buildings or structures.
MWRA has also developed a notification system for communicating information to residents regarding construction projects called EverBridge. Once you sign up, you are able to receive electronic updates on the progress of a construction project. We encourage all residents to sign up for the updates for the MWRA Saugus River Crossing Project by entering your email address here.
Additional updates and resources will be posted as they are available.
