Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Oct. 6-10

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Be advised that the following street improvements are scheduled from Oct.  6-10:
 
Contracted Paving Projects:
  • Oct. 6: First course of paving on Allengate Avenue
  • Oct. 7-10: Raising structures on Vista Street, Tamie Way, Taconic Park Drive and Allengate Avenue
The schedule and locations are subject to change based upon weather. On-street parking, for the above streets, is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
 
Road Line Painting (overnight work):
  • Oct. 5, 6, and 7: Elm Street, East Street (between Park Square and Elm Street), Highland Avenue and Lincoln Street
  • Oct. 6 and 7: Roundabout near Berkshire Medical Center West Street project update
The construction of new sidewalks and bike paths continues. Underground utility work will also continue. 
 
During this work, lane closures at various sections are expected. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible.
 
Additional utility underground work, in the right of way, will be occurring on the following streets:
  • King Street
  • Valentine Road (between West Street and Taconic High School)
  • Holmes Road
  • Franklin Street
  • Fenn Street, near City Hall
Use caution when traveling on these roads. Drivers should seek alternate routes to avoid traffic delays. This schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions.

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Pittsfield Middle School Restructuring Effort Nearing Checkpoint

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Action items are coming into focus as the middle school restructuring vote nears. 

In December, the School Committee will decide whether to begin moving into an upper elementary and junior high model, with Grades 5-6 in one school and 7-8 in another, or to push it off another year.  After running sandbox scenarios, the district transportation team found that the current two-tier transportation system would have to be changed to three tiers. 

"It's looking like it would be high school and then middle school and then elementary, but they're running the scenarios to see what would the timetable look like," Superintendent Latifah Phillips recently reported. 

"How much time would there be in between the high school start and the elementary start time? And where would the middle school drop off look like?" 

Based on her experience with other school districts, Phillips said high schools are usually dropped off earlier to coordinate with sports and after-school programs. 

Over the summer, the School Committee voted to create an upper elementary school for Grades 5-6 and a junior high school for Grades 7-8 by the 2026-2027 academic year. A stipulation was added that if goals in the Middle School Restructuring Committee's timeline are not met by the December meeting, it will be delayed one year. 

The committee then decided that Herberg will house Grades 5-6 and Reid will be home to Grades 7-8 when the middle schools restructure. 

The working group had site visits in Chelmsford and Westfield, where they observed the facilities, educational models, and culture of schools that have restructured in similar ways. It recommended not putting it off another year because "it's what's best for 5th-6th-grade students." 

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