MassDot Advisory: South County Overnight and Daytime Construction on I-90

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing overnight drainage structure cleaning and daytime bridge painting, guardrail repairs, and bridge repair work on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, Becket, Blandford, Montgomery, and Russell. 
 
All work will be completed by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 ahead of the holiday weekend. All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times:
 
Stockbridge/West Stockbridge:
Drainage structure cleaning will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 7.8 nightly from Monday night, Oct. 6, through Thursday night, Oct. 9, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.
 
Becket:
Bridge painting work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 20.0 daily from Monday, Oct. 6, through Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Guardrail repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 21.4 on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 
Blandford:
Guardrail repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile markers 28.3, 28.9, and 33.8 on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 
Montgomery/Russell:
Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 35.9 to mile marker 36.5 on Monday morning, Oct. 6, Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, and Thursday morning, Oct. 9, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
 
Appropriate signage and law enforcement details will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.
 
Drivers traveling through the area should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.
 
All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.

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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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