MassDOT: South County Daytime, Nighttime Construction Operations on I-90

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing daytime and nighttime bridge repairs, guardrail work, and tree trimming on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of West Stockbridge, Lee, Becket, Blandford, and Russell.

All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times:

West Stockbridge:

• Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 1.3 from Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Lee:

• Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 8.8 from Monday, April 13, through Saturday, April 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 10.6 on Monday, April 13, ending Tuesday, April 14, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

Becket:

• Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 20.0 from Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Tree trimming will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 15.0 on Tuesday, April 14, and Thursday, April 16, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Blandford:

• Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 26.2 from Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Guardrail work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 27.0 to mile marker 29.0 from Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Blandford/Russell:

• Guardrail work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 30.0 to mile marker 32.0 from Monday, April 13, through Thursday, April 16, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Russell:

• Tree trimming will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 33.2 on Monday, April 13, and Wednesday, April 15, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Appropriate signage and law enforcement details will be in place to guide drivers through the work areas.

Drivers traveling through the area should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.

Congressman Neal Talks With Reid Middle School Students

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
02:44PM / Friday, April 10, 2026

Congressman Neal answered questions from students as part of their civics projects. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal answered questions from an eighth-grade class at Reid Middle School on Thursday. 

Students in Susan Mooney's class prepared questions related to their civics projects, ranging from government transparency and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to sports to mental health.  

"Be discerning, be fact-driven, and you know what? As I say to my own children, resist emotional decision making," Neal told the class. 

"You generally will come up with the wrong decision if it's very emotional, and the other part I can give you, an important part of my career: you're always going to give a better answer tomorrow." 

In Massachusetts, eighth-grade students are required to complete a civics project focusing on community issues, research, and action.

Students focusing their project on ICE said they found that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with protecting citizens. They asked Neal why ICE is controlling DHS when agents "do the opposite." 

"ICE needs to be reformed and restrained, but a lot of it has much to do with the president's position on it," he said, adding that the fundamental job of the federal government is to protect its people. 

"We just need to know who's in the country for a variety of reasons. When the president says he's rooting out the criminals, nobody disagrees with that, but that's not what's happening, is it? It's now people that are just showing up in the courthouse to do what we call 'regularizing their status' that are being apprehended."