DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board approved Eversource's request for a special permit to upgrade the utility's infrastructure on Barton Hill Road.

 

During the public hearing last week, abutting residents expressed that they were satisfied with the updated plans. 

 

Eversource line worker apprentice Brandon Owen and other representatives have been communicating with the affected residents to find an ideal location for everyone in the splice pit.

 

With this approval, Eversources civil contractor, Dan Burke Construction, will begin the trenching portion of the project almost immediately because that is what takes the longest, Eversource Senior Account Executive Esther Balardini said. 

 

Dan Burke Construction is Eversource's primary civil contractor so they have worked with him many times, Balardini said.

 

Construction will take place between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for an expected duration of two months, contingent on the weather, Eversource Capital Project Design Supervisor Nicholas Langone said in an email to Town Manager's Executive Assistant Alyssa Maschino. 

 

Any construction concerns can be directed to Eversource's Senior Operations Supervisor, Matthew Ferrarin, at 413-488-9005 or to Balardini at 413-499-9014, Balardini said in a letter to the Select Board.