MassDOT Announces Overnight I-90 Construction in Western Massachusetts

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WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced scheduled overnight construction operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in West Stockbridge, Becket, Otis, and Blandford.
 
The work is set to occur from Monday, June 9, through Thursday, June 12, and will involve guardrail repair, drainage structure work, and bridge painting. These operations will necessitate overnight lane closures and one on-ramp closure at various locations along I-90.
 
MassDOT has indicated that all scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.
 
In West Stockbridge, guardrail repair work is scheduled for I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to 1.6 on the nights of June 9 and 10, between 7:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Drainage structure work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 2.4 to 7.8 from the night of June 10 through June 12, during the same overnight hours. Further drainage structure work is planned for I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to 3.8 on the nights of June 11 and 12, also from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
 
The I-90 eastbound on-ramp at exit 3 will be closed for drainage structure work at mile marker 3.0 on the nights of June 9 and 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. During this closure, traffic will be rerouted to the eastbound on-ramp at exit 10 in Lee, with detour signage provided. Bridge painting is also scheduled for I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 1.3 on the nights of June 9 and 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
 
In Becket, bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4 from the night of June 9 through June 12, between 7:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
 
For Otis and Blandford, drainage structure work is planned for I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 22.0 to 26.0, from the night of June 9 through June 12, during the same overnight hours.
 
Appropriate signage and law enforcement personnel will be in place to guide drivers through the work areas. Motorists are advised to expect delays, reduce speed, and exercise caution when traveling through the affected sections of I-90.
 
 

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Elevated Mercury Level Found in Center Pond Fish

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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