MassDOT: Overnight Construction on I-90

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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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By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Some 55 Avangrid/Berkshire Gas employees spent the day sawing, hammering and painting at Prosperity Way.
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Nearly a year ago, Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity broke ground on its three-phase affordable housing project. Now, volunteers are putting the final touches on the six homes and have already begun phase two. 
 
"One of the homeowners is closing on her house tomorrow, so she's moving in this weekend, and then the other family is moving in next week," said Habitat CEO Carolyn Valli. 
 
During Phase 2, seven additional homes will be built, the first modular ranch for that phase has been set, and the stick-built ranch is currently in construction. There are two additional ranches on site, to be set once foundations are cured and two colonial homes are scheduled for delivery on Monday, she said. 
 
Phase 3 will have the construction of another seven homes. Central Berkshire Habitat hopes to finish the project before 2028, dependent on securing sufficient grant funding to bridge the gap between construction costs and affordable sale prices, Valli said. 
 
Energy ran high on Thursday, as more than than 50 employee volunteers from Berkshire Gas, a subsidiary of Avangrid Inc., spent the day helping move the project forward through painting, landscaping, and construction work.
 
"We are an energy company in all aspects. We generate wind energy, we have electric utilities and gas utilities, and this crew is demonstrating their energy for a good cause today to support home building for folks who might otherwise never be able to afford a home," said Chris Farrell, Berkshire Gas' communications and government relations manager. 
 
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