[68366] in Hotline Meeting
Duct Bank installation on Main and Ames Streets
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ruth Davis)
Thu Sep 18 16:54:07 2003
Message-ID: <568F0AEE7A57D511923900508B5564510296DA39@PLANT.MIT.EDU>
From: Ruth Davis <rtdavis@PLANT.MIT.EDU>
To: "'plant-notify@mit.edu'" <plant-notify@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:53:07 -0400
Beginning on Monday September 22 and continuing for approximately eight
weeks, telecommunications conduit, i.e. duct bank, will be installed along
sections of Main and Ames Streets.
This construction will take place in several stages and will have a major
impact on pedestrian and vehicular traffic. In addition, the surrounding
area may experience vibration, noise and dust.
Prior to starting the installation, two Linden trees at the Main Street edge
of the food truck seating area will be relocated to replace two Lindens in
the same area that have irrevocably declined. The shrubs along the Main
Street edge, with the exception of several shrubs near the corner of Ames
and Main, will be maintained, as will the grove Crabapples at the corner of
Main and Ames. The shrubs along Ames Street and those at Main and Ames will
be replaced upon completion of the job.
During the project, approximately 30 feet of the food truck seating area
will be closed at the Main Street end to allow for construction access to
the site. Pedestrian access from Main Street near the trucks may be
affected.
The East Garage lot entrance and exit will be altered according to the
requirements of the installation. At various times both entering and exiting
traffic will use the same ramp. As the construction moves south, the
entrance will reopen and be used for two-way traffic while the exit ramp is
closed. The duration for this stage of the installation will be several
weeks.
While construction is taking place on Main Street, a second installation
will occur on Ames Street. During this construction, Ames will remain
two-way, but parking spaces near Main Street will be unavailable.
The first stage of the Ames installation will be on the E19 side of the
street. Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted to the opposite side of the
street during construction. Once this installation is complete, the work
will move to the Building 68 side of Ames Street. The sidewalk on this side
will be closed to allow the contractors access to the construction site with
minimum disruption to the lawn area and trees. Construction on each side
will take a few weeks.
Please contact the project manager, Patrick O'Toole at pjotoole@mit.edu if
you have specific questions about this project.
Ruth T. Davis
Manager of Communications and
Assistant to the Director for Special Projects
MIT Department of Facilities
NE49-2200
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-7299
Fax: 617-452-2342
Email: rtdavis@mit.edu
