Hoffmann Bird Club Field Trips: Steepletop

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NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Join the Hoffmann Bird Club and explore birding spots in the New Marlborough on May 11.
 
Steepletop is a Berkshire Natural Resource Council property in New Marlborough.  The property consists of wood roads and trails through deciduous and mixed conifer  forests.  
 
The terrain has easy, gentle grades with smooth footing.  Meet at the Steepletop, 648 North Road, New Marlborough.  
 
The tour starts at 8 am. 
 
 
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MassDOT: South County Construction Operations

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 Tuesday, May 28. 

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 26.2 from Tuesday, May 28, through Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 31. 

Otis 

  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 22.5, from Tuesday, May 28, through Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 31.  

Stockbridge/West Stockbridge 

  • Guardrail and bridge repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 4.5 to 7.0, from Tuesday, May 28, through Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 31. 

Stockbridge 

  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 7.5, from Tuesday, May 28, through Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. 

West Stockbridge 

  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 0.6, from Tuesday, May 28, through Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 2.0 to 3.0, on Tuesday, May 28, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 2.0 to 3.0, on Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning.  

Lee 

  • Pavement marking operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 7.5 to 15.0, on Tuesday, May 28, through Thursday, May 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 31. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 10.0 to 11.0, on Wednesday, May 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning.  

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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