Eversource/MCRT Project Materials

The below is information the Historical Commission has requested or been provided related to the proposed construction of the Sudbury-Hudson Transmission Reliability and Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) Project. The proposed project would include 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. The Applicants for this proposed project are NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Sudbury-Hudson Transmission Reliability and Mass Central Rail Trail Project Bridge Replacements by VHB, May 27, 2020
Chapter 91 Request for Extended Term, July 2, 2020
MassDEP Notice of License Public Comment Notice for Bridge 127 ,August 27, 2020
MassDEP Notice of License Public Comment Notice for Bridge 128 ,August 27, 2020
Massachusetts Historical Commission Response re Historical Commission Comments dated August 10, 2020
VHB Response Letter (attachments below) dated August 21, 2020
- Attachment 1a. Photos of Railroad Features
- Attachment 1b. Table of Railroad Features
- Attachment 1c. Bridge Photos
- Attachment 2. Wayside Inn Station
- Attachment 3. East Sudbury Station
- Attachment 4. Archaeological Reconnaissance Report (Redacted)
- Attachment 5. Mass Central Rail Trail Cultural Resources Assessment (Redacted)
- Attachment 6. Bridge Design Submittal Letter and Plans dated February 23, 2018
- Attachment 7. Massachusetts Historical Commission Letter re Memorandum of Agreement dated December 18, 2019
- Attachment 8. United States Army Corps of Engineers Correspondence
- Attachment 9. Tribal Consultations and Coordination
- Attachment 11. Reports to Tribal Authorities
- Attachment 13. Boston & Maine Tool House
- Attachment 19. Historic Reconnaissance Report dated December 27, 2017

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The Sudbury Historical Commission, established by a special town meeting vote in 1968 and acting under Section 8D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth for the preservation, protection and development of the historical or archaeological assets of the Town, has jurisdiction over all aspects of historic buildings and structures, and properties currently owned by the town, or any such facilities that might be acquired. Currently these include the Hosmer House and Loring Parsonage, along with the Haynes Garrison site on Water Row, Revolutionary War Training Field on Old County Road and the Revolutionary War Cemetery in the center of town.

The Sudbury Historical Commission is also responsible for administering the Demolition Delay Bylaw passed by the Town of Sudbury in 2004 which enables the Sudbury Historical Commission to require a six month delay in demolition of buildings deemed to be of historical significance. It is headquartered at Hosmer House which was given to the Town by Miss Florence Hosmer to honor her father. The building remains exclusively as a memorial to the Hosmer Family and houses a collection of their memorabilia, plus 497 of Miss Hosmer’s paintings.

The Historical Commission is made up of 7 members, with special interest and knowledge of historical preservation, who are appointed by the Town Manager, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen.

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