Boston-Winchester 115KV HPPF Duct & Cable Install Mystic To Woburn

Energy, Electrical Tranmission & Distribution
Boston, MA
Eversource

The Middlesex Corporation is furnishing and installing a complete 14,720’ trenching and duct bank installation, the installation of an 115kV High-Pressure Fluid-Filled Pipe-Type (HPFF) cable system and installation of fiber optic cable.

This work includes obtaining construction permits from local municipalities, construction survey, trenching, backfilling, traffic control, site restoration, cable pipe, splice manholes, handholes, cathodic protection system, communication ducts, and all related materials. The work also includes micro tunnel work (including construction and removal, of the jacking / receiving pits) at the Sullivan Square MBTA tracks and a pipe jacking (including construction and removal, of the jacking / receiving pits) at the Wedgemere Station MBTA tracks.

By the Numbers

14,720′ 8″
Transmission Duct Bank

11
Communication Handholes

6EA
Transmission Vaults

Two 48”
Micro-Tunnel Pipe with Entry and Receiving Pits

One 24″
Jacking Pipe with Entry and Receiving Pits

$41M
Project Value

Scope of Work
  • Micro-tunnel – two 48” at Sullivan Square
  • Pipe Jacking – one 24” at Wedgemere Station
  • Installation of 14,720’ of 8” Transmission Line, six transmission vaults, and 11 communication handholes
Unique Challenges
  • 19-Month project overall duration with work restrictions and milestones.