South Boston Construction Advisory

Addressing the need to increase the reliability and long-term availability of electric power, NSTAR is continuing work to complete the final stage of its 345kV Transmission Reliability Project. This work will begin in South Boston in May and is scheduled to be completed during the Fall of 2008.

One of the two previously installed transmission lines was completed and energized in 2007. The remaining work in South Boston involves various construction activities related to the installation of transmission cable as well as limited excavation activity and cable splicing. There are no scheduled power interruptions as a result of this work.

Construction activity is scheduled to begin in early May in South Boston with crews periodically working at existing manhole locations on Day Boulevard near the State Police Barracks; on Columbia Road at the foot of I Street; on I Street near East Seventh Street; on East Third Street between K Street and I Street and within the K Street substation located near K and East First Street.      

General work hours from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Friday and 8am to 5 pm on Saturday, except for cable splicing operations which are performed for approximately seven days working 24-hour shifts.  Some parking restrictions will be necessary and posted in advance....article continued.

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The rapidly developing South Boston Waterfront has had a busy twelve months.  Projects, both planned and actually underway, will require billions of dollars to complete, will generate tens of thousands of new jobs, and will see a decade-long buildout.   by Rick Winterson

It is no news that developments along the South Boston Waterfront are proceeding rapidly.  From the Conley Terminal to Fort Point, the underlying value of a location on the peninsula that makes up South Boston has become obvious.  The nation’s hometown has morphed into the nation’s boomtown.

Twelve months ago, developer John Drew presented his revised plans for a project called Waterside Place”.  Located on an eight-acre plot near the intersection of D and Summer Streets, it will comprise a 300-room hotel, 200 hundred residences, 2,300 parking spaces, and 640,000 square feet of retail space.

In September, ground was finally broken on the long-awaited Fan Pier project, which is being developed by Joseph Fallon.  The $3 billion buildout will take up to ten years.  In addition to its being a huge mixed-use development, Fan Pier’s unique marina has attracted the Volvo Regatta.  Fan Pier sits between the Moakley Courthouse and the Institute of Contemporary Art, for which Fallon donated the land....article continued.

Flaherty Pushes BPS Officials and City Leaders to Make Student Safety at Top Priority.

At-Large City Councilor Michael Flaherty today reiterated his call for the implementation of a school-based street worker pilot program in the Boston Public Schools to reduce youth violence.  The proposed program would place street workers in four local high schools determined by the city to have the highest rates of student crime and violence.  During the hearing Flaherty urged Superintendent Carol Johnson to review this proposal and take concrete measures that ensure the safety of students in all our public schools.

"I believe the city has a responsibility to make our schools a safe place for all our children," said Flaherty.  "That's why I am asking for a pilot program to test the effectiveness of bringing street workers back into our schools.  For too long, our city has insisted that current practices are enough, yet the status quo isn't reducing the violence in our hallways, not is it keeping kids in school."...article continued.