Pittsfield Road Work and Construction Updates: May 11-15

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. (May 8, 2026) – The City of Pittsfield shares the following updates of road work and ongoing construction projects:
 
Road Work:
  • May 11-15: Raising structures on Scalise Dr., Meleca Ave., Darlene Ave. & Kenwood St. & Brunswick Street
  • May 12-15: Milling of:
    • Beacon Avenue
    • Bradford Street (between Francis Avenue and Center Street)
    • Crane Avenue (Unkament Park Drive to about 567 Crane Ave)
    • Fairfield Street
    • Jones Avenue (north side)
    • Churchill Street (From Cascade Street to about 669 Churchill Street)

East Street Project:

  • Overhead utility work will continue to transfer existing cables from the north side of East Street to the new poles on the south side of the street between Woodlawn Avenue and the Merrill Road/East Street intersection. During the transfers, traffic will have to be stopped at intervals of 10 minutes. Please seek alternate routes if possible.
West Street Project:
  • Structure and underground utility work continues. Please proceed cautiously through this area and seek alternate routes if possible.
Fenn Street Project:
  • Eversource continues their underground utility work on Fenn Street between North Street and Allen Street. This work is expected to continue over the next several weeks. The westbound lane on Fenn Street between Allen Street and North Street remains closed.

Sidewalk Repairs:

  • Sidewalk replacement will occur at Appleton Avenue between East Street to Dawes Avenue to replace the asphalt sections along the east side of the street. This work will take place over the next several weeks.
It is important to note that the schedule for each project is subject to change based upon weather conditions. 
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State Housing Secretary Tours Downtown Pittsfield Developments

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state's new secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities on Monday saw how local developers are transforming historic buildings into downtown housing units. 

Secretary Juana Matias, appointed to the role in February, toured the former St. Joseph's High School on Maplewood Avenue and the near-complete Wright Building Block on North Street.   

Matias observed local leaders working collaboratively to dismantle bottlenecks in housing production, something she said the administration wants to see across all 351 municipalities.  

"This is a perfect model of the partnerships we want to see, and we love coming to the ground and seeing how people are leveraging public taxpayer dollars to help address the issue of our time, which is housing production," she said after the tours. 

Developer David Carver, of Scarafoni Associates & CT Management Group, is seeking support from the state Housing Development Incentive Program to transform St. Joe's into apartments, and Allegrone Companies has secured millions from the program towards the Wright Building renovation

They first visited the shuttered school that functioned as a shelter during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, greeted by broken windows and leaving with Carver's vision. 

The plan is to transform the school with good bones into 19 apartments, 20 percent designated affordable, and 30 percent of the building for commercial use.  Units are expected to cost between $1,700 and $1,900 per month; 14 one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units are planned. 

The project team is in talks with the nearby Berkshire Family YMCA to expand their childcare activities to the building's lower level.  Residents and the daycare would use different entrances. 

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