Weymouth town council advocate for safe truck travel at compressor site

Thank you to the Weymouth Town Council, Councilor Becky Haugh, and Sen. Pat O'Connor. Enbridge is, as usual, displaying its disdain for the people of the Basin and even for their own written plans.

The Weymouth News - Weymouth council steers for safe compressor truck traffic (link)

‘“Since the beginning of construction, residents have appeared before the town council to discuss traffic issues,” stated the council in a Jan. 14 letter to FERC. “It has come to our attention that several sub-contractors have not used the designated routes on the traffic plan.”

The letter, addressed to FERC Secretary Kimberly Rose, was written in response to truck movement from the compressor station site by Alice Arena, leader of the Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station during a Dec. 16 council meeting.

Arena previously said trucking companies were delivering gravel to the construction site and leaving with mud on their tires, which is tracked onto Route 3A.

The council’s letter stated truck drivers also have been traveling through residential side streets in Weymouth to leave the construction area. However, they are supposed to follow a designated route. A construction vehicle route map requires the truck drivers to proceed to the compressor station site from Route 3 and exit onto Route 18.

“This traffic will follow Route 18 north approximately 0.75 miles before turning left onto Route 53 North,” reads a route map summary. “Construction traffic will continue along this route for just over one mile before entering the town of Braintree and turning right onto Quincy Avenue.” (Route 53)” (Ed Baker, Weymouth News)