Chestnut Street detour no longer in place
Needham Police have removed the detour along Chestnut Street from South Street to the Dover line that had restricted southbound traffic for more than six weeks.
The detour had been in place to facilitate cleanup efforts after a late December spill from an Eversource transmission line. Two-way traffic was restored Wednesday afternoon.
The spill involved Pipe-Type Cable transmission fluid that was released from a high-voltage Eversource line that runs near the Charles River. Crews from Clean Harbors, the environmental services firm engaged by Eversource to mitigate the damage, have been on site since before Christmas.
Officials from both Eversource and the Charles River Watershed Association have said they do not expect the spill to have long-term impacts on the river. Eversource also said customer service has not been impacted by the spill or any of the related work.
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