Sudbury Eversource And Mass Central Rail Trail Stormwater Management Application

From the Town of Sudbury:

July 23, 2020

Co-applicants, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource”) and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation (“DCR”), have filed an application for a Major Stormwater Management Permit for construction of the Sudbury-Hudson Transmission Reliability and Mass Central Rail Trail Project. The Project includes construction of a new 115-kV underground transmission line and a multi-use path within an existing inactive railroad right-of-way, which will require removal of the existing rails and ties; vegetation clearing; grading; installation of the underground transmission line, duct bank, and manholes; installing a 14-foot-wide gravel base; paving of the 10-foot-wide rail trail; installation of stormwater management features; and site restoration.

Along the 4.3‑mile length in Sudbury, the Project will disturb approximately 643,985 square feet (14.8 acres), including 221,410 square feet on slopes greater than 10 percent, within an approximate 2,367,103 square feet (54.4 acres) Project Locus (the MBTA right-of-way). The increase in impervious surface associated with the Project for the paved multi-use path is approximately 226,556 square feet.

In accordance with the provisions of Article V(F). Stormwater Management, Section 5.C, of the Town of Sudbury General Bylaw the Sudbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on August 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM as a virtual meeting. More information may be found on the Planning Board Meeting page at sudbury.ma.us/planning/meetings/.

The application and associated materials are found below.

Planning Board Public Hearing Notice, August 12, 2020

Stormwater Management Permit Application Package

Eversource Project Plans

Mass Central Rail Trail Plans

Revised Cover Sheet for Stormwater Application

Project Contact Information

This press release was produced by the Town of Sudbury. The views expressed here are the author’s own.