Public Meeting on Proposed Gas Line in West Roxbury Scheduled for Monday

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Discussions resumed this week regarding the proposed construction of a natural gas line through the West Roxbury neighborhood, and a public comment meeting is set to follow early next week in Dedham with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, a subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, is looking to “expand its existing pipeline system from an interconnection at Ramapo, New York to deliver up to 342,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation service to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts markets,” according to an Environmental Impact Statement on the “Algonquin Incremental Market Project,” which the FERC issued on Aug. 6.

A comment period for the project is set to close on Sept. 29, and the FERC is holding five public comment meetings, the first of which will held Monday, Sept. 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, located at 55 Ariadne Rd. in Dedham.

The proposed project facilities, according to the EIS, include the “construction and opeartion of about 37.6 miles of pipeline in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts,” that comprise the following:

• Replacement of 26.3 miles of existing pipeline with a 16- and 42-inch-diameter pipeline
• Extension of an existing loop pipeline with about 3.3 miles of additional 12- and 36-inch-diameter pipeline within Algonquin’s existing right-of-way
• Installation of about 8.0 miles of new 16-, 24- and 42-inch-diameter pipeline.

For West Roxbury, the project would include the construction of about 1.73 miles of new 16-inch and 24-inch diameter lateral pipeline along Washington, Grove and Centre streets, as well as a new metering and regulating station at the intersection of Centre and Grove streets.

Environmental Impact Statement on Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC’s Algonquin Incremental Market Project

Those who wish to comment on the project can do so by calling 1-866-871-0356 or by forwarding questions in writing to:

Algonquin Project Office
95 Eastern Ave.
P.O. Box 229
Dedham, MA 02027

Citizens are also encouraged to submit comments electronically, referring to Docket No. CP14-96-000, using the eComment feature on the FERC’s website.