MassDOT: Becket and Stockbridge Lane Closures

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing a number of lane closures will be in effect along I-90, in Beckett and Stockbridge, to facilitate road and bridge maintenance work.
 
Evening and overnight closures:
  • Stockbridge/West Stockbridge: lane closures on I-90 westbound, from mile marker 8.2 to mile marker 3.0, from Monday, June 23, to Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (work concludes at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27).
     
  • Stockbridge: high speed lane closure I-90 eastbound, from mile marker 5.0 to mile marker 5.8, turn around, from Monday, June 23, to Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (work concludes at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27).
     
  • Stockbridge: lane closures on I-90 eastbound and westbound, at mile marker 7.5, on Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (work concludes at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27).
     
  • Becket: lane closures on I-90 eastbound and westbound, at mile marker 18.4, from Sunday, June 22, to Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (work concludes at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27).
     
  • Becket: lane closures on I-90 eastbound and westbound, at mile marker 17.2, on Monday, June 23, and Tuesday, June 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (work concludes at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25).
 
Daytime closures:
  • Becket: lane closures on I-90 westbound, at mile marker 17.6, on Thursday, June 26, and Friday, June 27, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 
Appropriate signage and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.????
 
Drivers traveling through the affected 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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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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