MassDOT Announces Overnight I-90 Construction in Western Massachusetts

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WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced scheduled overnight construction operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in West Stockbridge, Becket, Otis, and Blandford.
 
The work is set to occur from Monday, June 9, through Thursday, June 12, and will involve guardrail repair, drainage structure work, and bridge painting. These operations will necessitate overnight lane closures and one on-ramp closure at various locations along I-90.
 
MassDOT has indicated that all scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.
 
In West Stockbridge, guardrail repair work is scheduled for I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to 1.6 on the nights of June 9 and 10, between 7:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Drainage structure work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 2.4 to 7.8 from the night of June 10 through June 12, during the same overnight hours. Further drainage structure work is planned for I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to 3.8 on the nights of June 11 and 12, also from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
 
The I-90 eastbound on-ramp at exit 3 will be closed for drainage structure work at mile marker 3.0 on the nights of June 9 and 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. During this closure, traffic will be rerouted to the eastbound on-ramp at exit 10 in Lee, with detour signage provided. Bridge painting is also scheduled for I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 1.3 on the nights of June 9 and 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
 
In Becket, bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4 from the night of June 9 through June 12, between 7:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
 
For Otis and Blandford, drainage structure work is planned for I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 22.0 to 26.0, from the night of June 9 through June 12, during the same overnight hours.
 
Appropriate signage and law enforcement personnel will be in place to guide drivers through the work areas. Motorists are advised to expect delays, reduce speed, and exercise caution when traveling through the affected sections of I-90.
 
 

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Connecticut Man Killed in Otis Tractor-Trailer Crash

OTIS, Mass. — Thursday's collision between two tractor-trailers on Route 8 killed one of the drivers. 
 
Antonio Luis Marcucci, 32 of Waterbury, Conn., was northbound at about 9 a.m. Thursday when he apparently lost control of the truck and veered into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with a southbound tractor trailer, according to police. 
 
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, police dispatched to 1322 South Main Road found the truck with Connecticut plates in the northbound lane and a truck bearing Oklahoma plates lodged in a snowback on south side. 
 
The officer began rendering aid to the northbound driver, identified as Marcucci. He was pinned inside the cab of his truck. He was extracated and transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield by Otis EMS, where he was pronounced dead.
 
The driver of the Oklahoma tractor trailer in the southbound lane did not receive serious injuries.
 
Early investigation, including dash camera footage captured by one of the tractor trailers, shows the Oklahoma tractor trailer was traveling in the southbound lane and the Connecticut tractor trailer was traveling in the northbound lane, according to the DA's Office. The Connecticut tractor trailer lost control veering off the other side of the road ultimately ending on the southbound lane. Shortly after the two tractor trailers collided in a head on collision.
 
The investigation remains ongoing.
 
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