MassDOT: Daytime Construction Operations on I-90

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BECKET, Mass.—The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing daytime bridge work, bridge painting, milling and paving, and guardrail repairs on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of Becket, Blandford, Russell, Lee, Otis, and Montgomery. All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times:

Becket:

  • Bridge work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4 from Monday, November 10, through Friday, November 14, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Bridge painting work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 20.0 from Monday, November 10, through Friday, November 14, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Blandford:

  • Milling and paving will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 26.0 to mile marker 32.0 from Monday, November 10, through Friday, November 14, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Guardrail repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 28.0 on Wednesday, November 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Russell:

  • Bridge work will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 34.1 on Monday, November 10, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Bridge work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 34.1 on Wednesday, November 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Lee:

  • Guardrail repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 13.0 on Thursday, November 13, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Otis:

  • Guardrail repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 27.0 on Friday, November 14, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Montgomery/Russell:

  • Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 36.0 from Wednesday, November 12, through Friday, November 14, 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 areas.

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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