State/Utility Project Work

• Continuing to coordinate with Eversource on a number of outstanding issues in Town including double poles, poles guyed into trees, leaning poles and pole guyed with rope (Merriam Street), Hazard trees at/near power lines, etc.;
• National Grid has submitted several permits for repairing long-standing gas leak locations;

National Grid Gas Relay Projects

• Church Street (at/about Pigeon Hill Road) - work completed with the exception of crossing over the MBTA/rail trail; 
• Arrowhead Road - anticipated completion date of Feb. 14 with a few connections remaining

• Sherburn Circle;
• Concord Road (1-81) - the gas main work at Boston Post Road and Concord Road intersection has been identified to NGrid as a priority and must be completed before the Town Center Roadway Reconstruction begins;
• Tyler Road;
• 292-352 Winter Street;
• 74-147 Orchard Avenue;
• 4-54 Orchard Avenue;
• Bay State Road;
• Indian Hill Road;
• Webster Road

Consultant Work Managed by DPW

• Overseeing consultant work on Proposed Route 30 Roadway Reconstruction TIP Project - roadway, sidewalk, drainage improvements, intersection improvements, etc. Another meeting with Traffic & Sidewalk Committee on Feb. 26 then anticipate being before the Select Board again in March to solicit comments prior to the formal 25% Submission to MassDOT. Project info at weston.org;
• Overseeing consultant work on Proposed Route 20 Intersection Improvement TIP Project - (signal at Boston Post Road/Wellesley Street/Boston Post Road By-Pass) - After Select Board approval to submit the 25% plans to MassDOT, the project team, DPW and Town Manager attended another pre-25% meeting with MassDOT's project team to review proposed project.  Anticipate submitted the 25% Plans on or before March 3, 2020 Project info at weston.org;
• Overseeing Merriam Street sidewalk project -  project is advancing with anticipated construction this spring / summer. Funding secured for the work; sidewalk project needs to be coordinated with roadway work;   
• Overseeing consultant design and permitting for Concord Road Culvert replacement which has impacts on the Warren Avenue and Merriam Street culverts - decision matrix tabling being evaluated.  Engineering presented findings to Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Commission;
• Overseeing consultant design and permitting for Ash Street Sidewalk Project - Design ongoing.  Consultant to presented progress prints to Traffic and Sidewalk Committee, but drainage, length of crosswalk and curbing issues/comments from DPW Director need to be resolved.  Town Engineer has outreached to MWRA about secure rights / easements to address previously mentioned concerns;
• Overseeing consultant design and preparation of specification for Cemetery Tomb Restoration.  Draft plans provided and comments provided back to consultant

Engineering

• Currently reviewing 5 Stormwater Permits;
• Currently issued 59 Stormwater permits which also requires construction inspection; 
• MS4 Stormwater Permit Annual Report – working on Year 2 requirements (ongoing), Consultant indicated that dry weather screening at outfalls March 4-5.  Ongoing work with consultant including updates for the documents, SWMP and the IDDE Continued to work with consultant regarding current status of Town’s responsibilities and the MS4 2-Year 6 requirements;  the SWPPP and IDDE and also checking on requirements for the LTPPP for DPW and Transfer Station.  Preparation of training session on stormwater or erosion control related topics;
• Catch Basin Cleaning – cleaning to start April 2020;
• Working with the Town’s Traffic and Sidewalk Committee on several items:  Love Lane, Chestnut Street, Sunset Road, Wellesley Street at Route 30 signal, mirrors, stop sign requests, sidewalk requests, crosswalk requests, etc.;
• Ongoing Engineering Drainage Designs:
  • Hallet Hill at Merriam Street – Finalizing plans for construction.  Water Main painted by water division on Merriam Street and Hallet Hill Road.  Check location and adjusted on CAD plans where needed.  Prepared plan-sketch created showing the proposed flow easement area at 28-32 Hallet Hill Road for the appaiser;
  • South Merriam Street – Plans ready for review.  Water had water main marked out;
  • Pinecroft at Conant Road – Inspected Conant Road culvert and measured painted water main and added to plan.  Draft plans for review with Engineering;
  • Newton Street – Surveyor sent the additional survey with the survey work provided in AutoCAD for the Aqueduct area.  Newton Street drainage design (Phase 3) to continue;
  • Kings Grant Road - Plan preparation started

Park and Cemetery Division

• 1 grave dug with casket interment;
• Leaf pickup and brush pickup at Linwood Cemetery and other park and cemetery locations;
• Cleaned and serviced equipment;
• Assisted Highway Division with plowing/scraping

Highway/Stormwater Divisions

• Hot patching potholes: Newton Street, Church Street, October Lane, Winter Street;
• Respond to Misc. calls for service:  21;
• Fallen tree / branch removal from roadway and/or culverts:  South section;
• Oversee Tree Contractor:  South Avenue, Circle Drive, and Lexington Street;
• Traffic signage and mailbox and maintenance repairs:  Sign straightening, south section, middle section;
• Set up Detour for: Bogle Street and Lexington Street;
• Clean and service equipment:  2/19 and 20;
• Cooks Pond Pump Station:  Operating normally.  alarm system install ongoing.  Contractor vacuuming silt from well;
• Street Sweeping:  Start school sweeping, main roadways, Boston Post Road; 
• Catch Basin Inspection, Sinkhole, Rebuild/Replace, Repave:  Kings Grant (whole street);
• Division Training:  Hand Held Gas Detector Training, Spills and Absorbents.
• Assist Grounds Maintenance:  Cut and Remove Trip hazard asphalt from playground @ Country Drive;
• Assist Engineering:  Transport tables from Town Hall, Deliver 100+ letter to residents of South Avenue; 
• Pave Water Main Trench:  Cul-de-sac Woodridge Circle adding loam to finish;
• Cleanup roadside dumping:  pallets on South Avenue, landscape timbers on Ash Street.