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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
PROJECT UPDATE

Date:

Updated: March 25, 2016
Orignal Post: February 2, 2016

Contact:

Jeffrey McLaughlin
(617) 305-5762, Jeffrey.McLaughlin@mwra.com


Update for MWRA Northern Intermediate
High Section 110 Project in Reading and Woburn
(MWRA Contract 7471)

MWRA - Overview of work to be performed in Reading and Woburn: NIH 110 Project

Overview of work to be performed in Reading and Woburn

About this Project:

The Northern Intermediate High Section 110 Project will provide water system redundancy to MWRA's Northern Immediate High service area, which serves the fully-supplied communities of Reading and Stoneham and to the partially-supplied communities of Wakefield, Wilmington, Winchester, and Woburn.

MWRA supplies water to the Northern Intermediate High service communities through a single transmission main: Section 89. Because there is currently no fully-redundant pipeline for Section 89, it can not be taken out of service for inspection and repairs. The potential loss of Section 89 would result in a rapid loss of service in Reading, Stoneham and Woburn, and possible water restrictions in Wakefield, Wilmington and Winchester.

Work in Reading:

MWRA is constructing a new, 8,800 foot, 36-inch diamater water transmission main (Section 110) that will provide water system redundancy and allow MWRA to take Section 89 out of service for inspection and rehabilitation.

Work will be performed by MWRA contractor Albanese D&S, Inc. and will take place in Reading and Woburn. This work is expected to be complete in December, 2017.

For more information, please contact Jeff McLaughlin at (617) 305-5762.

Updates

March 25, 2016

Public Meeting: The MWRA would like to invite residents to a public meeting to discuss the project and introduce the contractor. The meeting will be held on Thursday April 14, 6:30pm at the Joshua Eaton School Cafetorium, 365 Summer Avenue, Reading, MA.

March 24, 2016

Work to begin March 28, 2016: Please be advised the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority along with our contractor Albanese D & S Construction will begin the installation of the new 36 inch water pipe on Monday March 28, 2016.

The construction activity will begin on Hopkins Street in the area of Hopkins and Main Street (Rt. 28), Reading, MA. The contractor anticipates installing approximately 20-30 feet per day. At the end of each week the excavated trench area will be temporarily paved. Residents will be updated periodically as the construction progresses. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause residents.

To receive electronic construction updates please register your email address with the MWRA Alerts Service, provided through Everbridge.

If you have any questions kindly email Jeff McLaughlin or call (617) 305-5762.


About the Northern Intermediate High Project

The Section 110 Project is part of MWRA's Northern Intermediate High Project, which is broken down into four separate construction contracts with different locations:

  • Contract 7066: the construction of 2,400 linear feet of 36-inch water transmission main in Reading, coordinated with the MassDOT road reconstruction project on West Street.  This contract was completed in May 2015.

  • Contract 7471 (Section 110):  the construction of 8,800 linear feet of 36-inch water transmission main Reading and Woburn. Details and updates are on this page.

  • Contract 7478: the construction of 6,200 linear feet of 48-inch diameter transmission main in Stoneham and 3,000 linear feet of 12-inch diameter transmission main to serve Wakefield Meter 229. Construction of this contact is expected to begin in May 2016 and be completed by December 2017.

  • Contract 7067: the construction of 14,000 linear feet of 48-inch diameter transmission main in Stoneham. Construction of this contact is expected to begin in July 2016 and be completed by June 2019.


For more information, please contact Jeff McLaughlin at (617) 305-5762.

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