MassDOT Conducting Overnight Bridge Work in South County

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BECKET/OTIS/BLANDFORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will do overnight bridge repairs and bridge painting on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, and Blandford this week. 

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

Becket:

  • Bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 20.0 nightly beginning Monday, August 31, through the morning of Thursday, September 3, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
  • Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 17.3 on the night of Wednesday, September 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.
  • Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 17.3 on the night of Thursday, September 3, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning.

Otis:

  • Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 22.5 on the night of Monday, August 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.
  • Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 22.5 on the night of Tuesday, September 1, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.

Blandford:

  • Bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 26.2 on the night of Monday, August 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning.

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.

For more information on traffic conditions, travelers are encouraged to:

  • Download the Mass511 mobile app or visit www.mass511.com to view live cameras, travel times, real time traffic conditions, and project information before setting out on the road. Users can subscribe to receive text and email alerts for traffic conditions.
  • Dial 511 and select a route to hear real time conditions.
  • Follow @MassDOT on X (formerly known as Twitter) to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions.


 

 

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By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

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Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
 
The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.
 
"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said. 
 
"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."
 
The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris. 
 
Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.
 
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