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Forest Hills Public Works Yard Closes

By Richard Heath on May 13, 2015
Forest Hills Public Works Yard Closes
Trucks and equipment moving from the old Forest Hills public works yard
Trucks and equipment moving from the old Forest Hills public works yard

Among the ripple effects of the new Casey Arborway is the closing of the Public Works Lighting Division Yard at Forest Hills Street. Bucket trucks, pick up trucks, lampposts, lightpole bases, huge wooden wheels of wire and other pieces of equipment have been moved to new buildings on Canterbury Lane off Morton Street.

City Agencies Not Talking to One Another on New Seaver Street Sidewalk

City Agencies Not Talking to One Another on New Seaver Street Sidewalk

By Richard Heath on May 6, 2015
The new sidewalk at the Egleston Square Entrance stopped short of the park steps.
The new sidewalk at the Egleston Square Entrance to Franklin Park  stopped short of the park steps.

A new sidewalk is nearing completion that will connect Egleston Square to the Egleston Square entrance to Franklin Park. Built under contract with the city’s Public Works Department the sidewalk is long overdue

That’s the good news.

Public Works Gives Egleston a Thorough Snow Clearing

By Richard Heath on February 1, 2015

Boston Public Works clears the intersection of School and Washington Streets Sunday morning.

Boston Public Works clears the intersection of School and Washington Streets Sunday morning, Feb. 1, 2015. Credit: Richard Heath.

Sunday morning Boston Public Works contractors were out in full force clearing the business district and intersections at Egleston Square. Sadly, a few motorists had their cars towed but the area was well marked. In one remarkable act of generosity, a tow truck driver had a car on his hook near Millennium Restaurant and was turning out when he backed up and dropped the car after being notified the work had been completed in that stretch.