Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and elected officials representing West Roxbury are asking federal regulators to reconsider their approval of a natural gas pipeline proposed near an active quarry, saying it's a potential public safety nightmare and they won't stop fighting it until the plans are changed.
"We can't compromise the public safety, we've got to fight," U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch said. "Most people, even a layperson, would understand that it's not a wise decision to locate a high pressure gas pipeline in an active blast zone."
The officials yesterday filed for a rehearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which last month issued a final environmental impact statement to allow the expansion of Spectra Energy's Algonquin pipeline. In West Roxbury, the pipeline would run along Washington Street and Grove Street, with a metering and regulation station next to a quarry that uses dynamite.
"I think they've got a very dangerous three-legged stool between a high pressure pipeline in a residential neighborhood next to a highly active quarry," said Andrea Carlson, a West Roxbury resident and member of Stop the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline.
Spectra Energy defended the safety of the pipeline.
"Spectra Energy takes safety very, very seriously," said spokeswoman Marylee Hanley. "Spectra Energy spends $1 billion a year on integrity management on our pipelines."
But Walsh said the pipeline "poses real public safety risks," and Lynch said he and the mayor have met with the attorney general to discuss legal options.
"I said (to Spectra), think of us as plaintiffs, because that's where we're going," Lynch said. "We know we're going to have to get lawyered up here."
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