MassDOT: Overnight Construction on I-90

10:16AM / Tuesday, July 08, 2025Print Story | Email Story

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing overnight paving, milling, and bridge painting operations on I-90 westbound and eastbound in the towns of Stockbridge and Becket.

All work will take place during overnight hours and will be complete by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11.

Stockbridge:

Paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 4.5 nightly from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
Milling operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 4.5 nightly from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
The I-90 westbound exit 3 off-ramp will be closed from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 8. Detour signage will be in place to direct traffic.
The I-90 eastbound exit 3 on-ramp will be closed from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Friday morning, July 11. Detour signage will be in place to direct traffic.

Becket:

Bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4 nightly from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

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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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