The City Council is holding public hearings on a petition from Massachusetts Electric Company dba National Grid and Verizon New England to install new poles and underground electric conduits along Pearl Street near Medford Street. The plan (No. 31120327) includes one new sole‑owned riser pole, one new joint‑owned pole, and approximately 205 feet of underground duct bank (two 5‑inch ducts) from an existing manhole to a new riser pole. Because this is at the public hearing stage, the work scope is defined but the city has not yet formally approved the street opening, pole locations, or related conditions. This is relevant for vendors that support utility construction, traffic control, trenching, paving restoration, and streetscape coordination, as National Grid/Verizon and the City may need subcontracted services to implement the project and restore the right‑of‑way. Follow‑up conversations could focus on construction support, permitting coordination, and post‑construction paving or sidewalk repairs once the petition is approved.

Plan No. 31120327 includes new pole 354-50-1 (sole owned) and pole 354-50 (joint owned) plus two 5-i...