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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is entered into on thisa 51 day of
March 2005, by and between Boston Edison Company d/b/a NSTAR Electric ("NSTAR
Electric" or the "Company") and the Town of Canton (the "Town"), by and through its
Board of Selectmen. This MOU governs various aspects of NSTAR Electric's proposal
to locate a 345 kilovolt ("kV") transmission line through parts of the Town, as such
proposal has been approved by the Energy Facilities Siting Board (the "EFSB") and the
Department of Telecommunications and Energy (the "DTE") in the proceedings docketed
as EFSB 04-1/D.T.E. 04-5/D.T.E. 04-7.
WHEREAS, NSTAR Electric is proposing to construct a three-circuit 345 kV
underground transmission facility approximately 18 miles in length with a point of origin
at a new switching station to be constructed along an existing 345 kV transmission line
located in the Town of Stoughton and a point of termination for one circuit at the
Company's Hyde Park substation, and for two circuits at the Company's K Street
substation in South Boston (the "Project");
WHEREAS, approximately 5.1 miles of the Project will be located within the
Town, along Route 138; and
WHEREAS, both NSTAR Electric and the Town desire that, subject to
completion of authorization of the proposed Project by the applicable regulatory agencies
and government authorities and thereafter be constructed by NSTAR Electric, it be done
in a manner that minimizes impacts to the environment and disruption to the public, as
well as provides reasonable remediation to the Town and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, NSTAR Electric and the Town agree as follows:
NSTAR Electric Commitments: NSTAR Electric agrees to the following
in connection with the construction and operation of the Project within the
Town:
(a) Provide a temporary trench repair for Route 138, from the Stoughton-
Canton town line to Route 128.
(b) Repave Route 138 from curb-to-curb from Route 128 to the Milton-
Canton town line. The cost of this repaving is presently estimated to
be $338,000.
(c) Provide a cash donation to the Town in the amount of $3.4 million to
be used for improvements to be designed and constructed by the Town
in connection with improving the Route 138 corridor or for any other
lawful municipal Purpose as deteLmined by the Board of Selectmen.
NSTAR Electric will pay eighty (80) percent of this amount no later
than thirty (30) days after commencing construction in the Town. The
remaining twenty (20) percent will be paid no later than thirty (30)
days after the completion of construction in the Town. NSTARSource page 2
Electric currently anticipates the start date for construction will be on
or around May 1, 2005 and the completion date will be on or around
September 1, 2005. These dates are estimates and are subject to
change.
2. Town Commitments: The Town agrees to the following in connection
with the construction and operation of the Project within the Town:
(a) Design and construction of all of the Town's planned improvements
for Route 138 will occur on a schedule that meets the Town's needs
and coordinates with NSTAR Electric's construction schedule.
Improvements include, but are not limited to, final resurfacing of
Route 138 to an extent to be negotiated between the Town and the
Massachusetts Highway Department. This construction is to be
funded by the payment described in Section 1(c), above.
(b) Allow an agreed upon work-hour schedule as determined in
coordination with the Massachusetts Highway Department in
accordance with the following:
(i) Construction activities will be permitted to occur on Saturdays
and holidays, as needed;
(ii) Construction activities within the traveled portions of Route
138 will cease during the morning and afternoon peak traffic
hours as determined by the Massachusetts Highway
Department for any area significantly affected by traffic
management issues;
(iii)Allow construction in residential areas from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m., to be adjusted for rush-hour traffic volumes depending
on the side of the road where construction is taking place;
(iv)For areas where there are significant impacts to commercial
businesses, work hours would be permitted in the evening
from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the next day in order to
accommodate access to businesses during the normal business
day;
(v) Construction activities may continue into the evening hours in
commercial areas and all work crews will be off the traveled
portions of Route 138 before 6:00 a.m.;
(vi)Construction work in the winter months will be allowed to
continue provided that, in advance of or during snow storms or
snow emergencies NSTAR Electric would prohibit its
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contractor from constructing or using steel road plates to cover
excavations and all excavations will be backfilled NSTAR
Electric will work only at times when hot paving can be
provided for surface restoration;Source page 3
(vii) The work-hour scheduling as described above applies to the
construction activities of excavation, construction of the
manholes and pipe trench, and cable pulling; and
(viii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, cable splicing will be
allowed to occur on a continuous basis, 24-hours per day.
(c) Provide Town police officers for traffic management in compliance with
NSTAR Electric's traffic management plan NSTAR Electric will fund the
cost of off-duty police details either directly or through its construction
contractor.
EXECUTED as a sealed instrument.
TOWN OF CANTON
By: Bo. electmen
es-
BOSTON EDISON COMPANY d/b/a NSTAR
ELECTRIC