MassDOT Advisory: South County Construction

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LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, pavement marking, and bridge repair operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, June 3.  
 
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 and drainage work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound between mile marker 21.0 to 26.6 from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, 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, June 7.  
Blandford 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound from mile marker 26.0 to 27.0, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, 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, June 7.   
Stockbridge/West Stockbridge  
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 1.0 to 6.0, on Tuesday, June 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.  
Stockbridge  
  • Guardrail repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound, from mile marker 3.7 to 6.0, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 7.5, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
  • Drainage repair operation will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 6.0, on Thursday, June 6, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
  • West Stockbridge  
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 0.6, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 2.0 to 3.0, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
Lee  
  • Pavement marking operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 7.3 to 15.8, on Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, 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, June 7.  
  • Drainage repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 13.4, on Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. 
Becket 
  • Drainage repair operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 16.5, on Wednesday, June 5, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
   
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.   
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Pittsfield School Committee Updated on Middle Restructuring, Morningside Closure

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Pittsfield Public Schools will have a different middle-level structure and one less elementary school in the 2026-2027 school year. 

On Wednesday, Interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips delivered updates on these efforts.

"We've got a lot of change happening in our school district, a lot of work happening leading up to the end of the school year and over the summer," she explained. 

Late last year, the former committee voted to restructure Pittsfield's two middle schools in the fall, with Grades 5 and 6 attending Herberg Middle School and Grades 7 and 8 attending Reid Middle School. 

One of the top priorities for middle school restructuring is staff assignments.  Phillips reported that the Human Resources department has taken a "tremendous" effort to support teachers with their grade 5-8 assignments. 

"The teacher is the most impactful school-based input in student success, and so I really want to make sure that as we support our students, we're also supporting our staff as we make plans for next school year," she explained. 

Classrooms also need to be packed and physically moved, and the district has communicated with families about move-up ceremonies for upcoming fifth graders. 

Start and end times are also important factors, as well as student visits to Herberg and Reid.  Phillips said it is important to give students another opportunity to visit the schools now that a decision has been made to restructure in the fall, and that they meet principals before the first day of school. 

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