Pittsfield Announces Street Improvement Project Schedule for May 19-23

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield has announced a schedule of street improvements to take place from May 19 through May 23.

From May 19 to May 22, crews are scheduled to apply loam and seed to Orlando Avenue, Backman Avenue, Daniels Avenue, and Jason Street. During the same period, structures on the initial section of Newell Street, between East Street and Lyman Street, will be raised.

On Friday, May 23, the first course of paving is planned for Newell Street, specifically the section between Elm Street and Lyman Street, as well as for Meadow Lane.

The city has prohibited on-street parking on the aforementioned streets between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. while this work is underway.

In addition to the city’s projects, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be conducting overnight milling operations from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on the following dates and locations:

  • May 19 and May 20 on First Street, between East Street and the Berkshire Medical Center entrance.
  • May 21 and May 22 on South Street, from the East/West Housatonic Street intersection to South Mountain Road.

Overnight parking will not be permitted on these streets during the specified hours.

From May 21 to May 23, MassDOT will also be adjusting structures on North Street, from the Berkshire Medical Center entrance to the Lanesboro town line.

Motorists are advised to exercise caution when traveling in these areas. The announced schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions.


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Pittsfield ConCom OKs Stairs at Pontoosuc Lake

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Shoreline access stairs are coming to the south side of Pontoosuc Lake. 

Last week, the Conservation Commission approved an amendment to the Order of Conditions for work at Pontoosuc Lake Park.  There will be two stair sets on the south shoreline, and additional bank stabilization. 

In 2025, the park's south side saw new stairs from the parking lot, a boardwalk, and other improvements.  Later phases of the project will enhance the north side of the park for swimming, and remedy a concrete barrier wall that is partially underwater. 

"Generally, what we're looking to do at Pontoosuc Lake Park is install some stair sets in two locations to help folks access from up above the bank, over the bank, and into the water," Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath explained during the July 23 meeting. 

"We're sensitive to some of the issues that are currently existing on the bank, and we're also sensitive to some of the needs for lake recreation out there."

Stairs for water access will be placed on the shoreline at the beginning of the boardwalk, where it is highly eroded, and the second staircase will be at the extreme western end of the project area, which has around 100 feet of highly eroded bank. 

Additional brush layering will also stabilize the bank. 

An area near the boat ramp where live stakes were vandalized will see them replanted after the ConCom found some of the bank erosion was worse than believed on a site visit last year. 

The city originally proposed not replanting the area where live stakes were removed. 

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