In response to a citizen complaint about loud street work on Appleton Street at 7:30 a.m. this past Saturday, Mark Cardarelli, supervisor of utility coordination and compliance at the DPW writes:
The Public Works Department is resurfacing Appleton St. Appleton was in disparate need of resurfacing, this is a plus for the residents. The street was posted 2 days in advance as required. Because the construction season ends November 15th every day left is critical. That's why they were working on the 11th. The work should be completed in the next week or so. The city apologizes for the inconvenience this necessary work caused.
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Sounds familiar.....
By merlinmurph
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 11:13am
Was this the street with the street sign font squabble?
Payment construction was also
By gotdatwmd
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 11:23am
Payment construction was also going on on my street in Brighton at 11pm last night. I thought we had rules about this.
Really! Why Should Residents Pay Bribes To Get Potholes Patched?
By Elmer
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 12:41pm
While we're on the subject of road repairs...
By CopleyScott17
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 11:24am
What the heck is going on with the construction site over the underpass at Huntington and Mass. Ave? It's been dug up since the beginning of the summer, with pipes and conduits and girders all exposed, but there doesn't seem to have been any progress at all. I don't know who's in charge of the work -- the state or the city -- but since they started the overpass project, lots of sidewalks in the neighborhood have been totally replaced (including a a good portion of Westland Ave, all around Symphony Hall) and road have been completely resurfaced (Symphony Road and, just this past week, Westland), but no apparent movement on the overpass. And with the mid-November "end of the construction season" fast approaching, I fear it won't be done by winter.
I've seen them working on it,
By Jay Fallon
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 12:08pm
I've seen them working on it, just not with the velocity they had when they opened up the street and the overpass. They were doing something down there on Saturday when I walked by, but aside from the sidewalk around Symphony Hall, everything else looks a little half-baked.
But at 7:30?
By raz611
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 1:12pm
I get that it might be necessary to do road work on a Saturday, but not why it would be necessary at 7:30 AM. Even during the week, this is too early to be doing noisy road work in residential areas.
Construction can start at 7 am
By Nancy
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 1:42pm
Yeah, it's not ideal but the City can begin construction at 7 am. I'm not sure how late they can go. Maybe 10 pm?
"No erection, demolition,
By anon
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 3:11pm
"No erection, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building and excavation in regard thereto, except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on weekdays or except in the interest of public safety or welfare, upon the issuance of and pursuant to a permit from the Commissioner, Inspectional Services Department, which permit may be renewed for one or more periods of not exceeding one week each."
Maybe because there shift is
By Ekim
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 1:44pm
Maybe because there shift is from 7:00 to 3:30. If the crew was sitting in Dunkin Donuts, someone else would complain that they weren't doing their job.
You should just be thankful that your street was getting paved, say "thank you" to the men doing the work and go about your Saturday.
In Cambridge, construction
By anon
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 3:33pm
In Cambridge, construction can't start before 7 am on weekdays, or before 9 am on Saturdays. But I don't know if this applies to the city itself.
If it's not an emergency
By anon
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 1:29pm
If it's not an emergency repair, there's no reason to do any sort of construction on a residential street at 7:30 am on a Saturday.
And preventing the City from
By anon
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 5:23pm
doing this NECESSARY work according to their schedule because "OMG, I don't like the noise" is just more NIMBY BS.
It's a CITY. And noise is part of living in a CITY! Especially when the noise is related to necessary work that actually benefits people.
In other words - GET A LIFE!
A CITY has PEOPLE in it.
By anon
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 2:35pm
A CITY has PEOPLE in it. Many of them tend to SLEEP during certain hours.
Therefore, for the convenience of those PEOPLE, the CITY government should SCHEDULE non-emergency construction in residential neighborhoods AT a TIME when it is less LIKELY to disturb the people WHO live there.
Many PEOPLE do SLEEP during
By Lmo
Fri, 10/17/2014 - 12:54am
Many PEOPLE do SLEEP during certain hours, not all of them sleep at night. Not everyone works during the day. Get over it.
Best argument I've heard for keeping a lid on the noise
By Daan (here&there)
Wed, 10/15/2014 - 10:26am
The city is full of people (revelation). People make noise especially with cars that blast their horns when locked, boom boom cars driven by gang banger wannabees, sirens, gun shots, cell addicts who have to shout into their cell phones in quiet neighborhoods. What a revelation it is that with more people, and more noise making devices, vehicles and machines that there will be more noise in the city.
So with all the unnecessary noise what needed is a willingness to not make more noise than necessary.
In Central Park there are quiet zones. Why? Because with enough noise pollution to piss off God somebody thought enough is enough. A city is not a massive circus; it's a place where people live. There will be noise. But the inevitability of noise does not justify making whatever noise and saying F you to anyone who desires a little less noise.
Same reasoning can apply to street pollution. There will always be people throwing trash into the street. It's a city, in cities people like to crap where they live. So why waste the money on street cleaning machines when the trash will just return.
Or why waste the millions on snow removal. We live in cold climate. Snow will fall. Why waste millions on snow removal when the snow will eventually melt?
For that matter the state could save millions by eliminating the T. People will find other ways to get around. Why waste money on a decaying system when the responsibility of transportation should be up to the individual?
All the laws regulating noise, trash and the taxes subsidizing transportation. Just government inteference in my right to make hell raising noise and throw my trash whereever I want. And if the gov'mnt didn't spend so much money on transportation then maybe taxes wouldn't so gosh darn high!
Didn't you read? It was in
By lbb
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 9:04pm
Didn't you read? It was in disparate need of resurfacing. Disparate, I tell you.
disparate?
By DaveA
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 10:13am
typo? Maybe there were just so many different reasons why the street needed resurfacing that it had to be done? Or perhaps the need had existed for so long that the street itself lost all hope it would ever be repaired?
really 2 days in advance
By Brian G
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 11:02pm
Does the city really think posting the street two days in advance is adequate? What if you had gone on a week's vacation? Car towed and guess who pays for it.... Sheesh.
Two days
By Nonymouse
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 10:28am
Two days is what's required for most if not all city permits, including moving trucks and construction work. If you park on the street, it's not a good idea to leave your car without having someone check on it every day or two. Sucks, but it's part of living in a city.
"apologizes for the inconvenience"
By Refugee
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 6:42am
Why do people put up with the phrase "we apologize for the inconvenience"? It seems to translate to "we're going to say we're sorry, but nobody here actually feels sorry".
Excellent--Go 24/7 until the work is done!
By Sammy
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 5:18pm
Thank You Mayor Walsh and OUR DPW--Keep up the good work. Get these roads in good shape before the potholes become outlandish. What a bunch of whiners!!!
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