South County Daytime and Overnight Guardrail and Bridge Repair

10:30AM / Sunday, October 30, 2022Print Story | Email Story

LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail and bridge repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Lee, West Stockbridge, Becket, Montgomery and Russell.

The work will be conducted at different times and locations from 7:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, through 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4. Lane closures will be in place during repair operations.

The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows:

Daytime work:

Lee/West Stockbridge

Bridge repair work will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0.5 to mile marker 10.0, from Monday, October 31, through Friday, Nov. 4, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Overnight work:

Lee/Becket

Guardrail repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 13.0 to mile marker 20.0 on Monday, Oct. 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning.

Guardrail repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound from mile marker 10.0 to mile marker 16.0 from Tuesday, November 1, through Friday, Nov. 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The overnight hour work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4.

Lee

Guardrail repair work will be conducted nightly on the I-90 westbound on-ramp at the exit 10 interchange from Monday, Oct. 31, through Friday, Nov. 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning. The overnight hour work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4.

Montgomery/Russell

Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 36.0 on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The work will require a 15-minute rolling roadblock in each direction at 9:00 p.m.

Travel will be allowed through the work zones. The work will require temporary lane closures to allow crews to safely and efficiently conduct the guardrail and bridge repair operations.

Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.

Drivers who are 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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Elevated Mercury Level Found in Center Pond Fish

11:41AM / Friday, December 19, 2025

BECKET, Mass. — The state Department of Public Health has issued an advisory after a mercury-contaminated fish was found in Center Pond.

According to a letter sent to the local Board of Health from the Division of Environmental Toxicology, Hazard Assessment and Prevention, elevated levels of mercury were measured in the sample taken from the pond.

The concentration in the fish exceeded DPH's action level of 0.5 milligrams per kilogram, or parts per million.

"This indicates that daily consumption of fish from the waterbody may pose a health concern. Therefore, DPH has issued a FCA for Center Pond recommending that sensitive populations should not eat chain pickerel and all other people should limit consumption of chain pickerel to 2 meals/month," the letter states.

The letter specifically points to chain pickerel, but the 60-acre pond also has largemouth and smallmouth bass and yellow perch.

The "sensitive populations" include children younger than 12, those who are nursing, pregnant, or who may become pregnant.

The Toxicology Division recommends reducing intake of "large, predatory fish" or fish that feed on the bottoms of waterbodies, such as largemouth bass and carp. More information on safely eating fish can be found here.

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