BECKET, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, and tree trimming operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Sunday, April 14.

 

Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones.  The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: 

 

Otis/Blandford 

Guardrail repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound between mile marker 21.0 and mile marker 26.0 from Monday, April 15, through Thursday, April 18, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 19. 

Drainage work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 21.0 to 24.0 from Monday, April 15, through Thursday, April 18, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 19. 

 

Blandford

Bridge repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 26.4 from Monday, April 15 through Thursday, April 18, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 19.

 

Russell

Tree trimming work will be conducted on I-90 westbound between mile marker 33.0 to mile marker 36.0, from Tuesday, April 16 through Friday, April 19, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. 

 

Becket

Guardrail repair operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 17.8, on Sunday, April 14, from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 4:00 a.m. on Monday, April 15.

 

Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area. 

 

Drivers traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.  

 

All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.