Construction work to resume for Woods Hole Terminal Reconstruction Project
FALMOUTH (April 12, 2024) – Construction at the Woods Hole Terminal property is scheduled to resume the week of April 15, 2024, the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority announced today. The work represents the project’s sixth phase overall.
The focus of this work will be installation of the wells for the geothermal system to provide heating and cooling for both the terminal building and adjacent utility building at the site. Colantonio Inc. of Holliston, Massachusetts, the general contractor for the construction of the terminal and utility buildings, will be overseeing the drilling of all 27 wells in the vehicle staging area.
Minor impacts to vehicle staging are expected during this work, while no negative effects to vessel services are anticipated.
Work is expected to end in the vehicle staging area by May 17, 2024. At that time, work will begin on drilling 12 additional wells in the employee parking area at the southeast corner of the site. Working hours for the well-drilling phase of this project will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
The Authority will resume its weekly project updates with the resumption of work at the site. For more information about the project , please visit www.steamshipauthority.com/WHterminalreconstruction.
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