Secretary of Transportation, James A. Aloisi, Jr. visits North Adams

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - As Secretary of Transportation, James A. Aloisi, Jr. directs the Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works (EOTPW).

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Bridge Rehabilitation, N-14-018 (Hadley Overpass) Route 8 (State Street) over B&M RR and Hoosic River

The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the existing Hadley Overpass which carries Route 8 (State Street) over the Hoosic River and the B&M Railroad in North Adams. The bridge will remain open during staged construction.

Downtown Streetscape Improvements,

The purpose of this project is to make selective improvements to the following areas within the downtown business district; Center Street, American Legion Drive, Main Street, Hoosic River Bridge, Holden Street, Eagle Street (Main Street to Church Street), Route 2, Marshall Street, Eagle Street (Route 2 to Hoosic River) and River Street.

The Improvements include: pavement overlays, minor drainage improvements, sidewalk and ramp accessibility Improvements, decorative pavement treatments adjacent to sidewalks, and landscaping. This project will also provide major improvements to five of the traffic signals: State St/ Main Street, Main Street/American Legion Drive, Marshall Street/Anthony's Drive, Main Street/Ashland Street and Marshall Street/River Road Intersections.


Secretary Aloisi Outlines Multiple Projects in Pittsfield

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Mayor James M. Ruberto hosted a press conference at City Hall today for the Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, James A. Aloisi, to outline key MassHighway construction projects that currently under construction and those planned to start in the spring of 2010 in the City of Pittsfield.

Secretary Aloisi commented that, “Mayor Ruberto’s vision for Pittsfield is outstanding, that is one of the main reasons Governor Patrick has focused millions of dollars in improvement projects in Pittsfield. I am glad to be a part of the City of Pittsfield’s future redevelopment.”

The six projects that are currently under construction are: the two Bridges on Hungerford St., South St., Routes 7 & 20, Park Square intersection, Center & West St. intersection, and the Route 8 resurfacing project. These projects are slated to be finished by the Summer of 2010 with an estimated budget of just over $9 million dollars.

“The state’s current and future investment of $25 million in Pittsfield with these 10 projects provides work for local contractors while improving transportation throughout our city,” said Mayor Ruberto.

Within the next two years, four more reconstruction projects with a total value of over $16.5 million will begin focusing on: South St. resurfacing and signal improvements, East St. reconstruction, Streetscape Phase II, and resurfacing on First St., Barker, Holmes, and Valentine Roads.
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Keene SwampBats Down North Adams

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com Sports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The SteepleCats battled back from an early deficit and pulled within one run midway through Saturday night’s contest, but a late offensive push by the Keene Swamp Bats resulted in an 8-4 defeat in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Joe Wolfe Field.
 
Keene struck first in the opening inning. Jackson Smith led off with a single and later scored on an RBI double by Jackson Marshall. Eli Stephens followed with an RBI single to put the Swamp Bats ahead 2-0.
 
The SteepleCats answered in the second inning. After Matthew Colella lined a double into the gap, Parker Camelo delivered an RBI single to score Colella and cut the deficit to one.
 
North Adams’ defense kept the game close over the next two innings. A great catch at third base robbed Michael O’Brien of extra bases in the second, while center field and left field each came up with impressive grabs during a scoreless third inning.
 
The Swamp Bats added to their lead in the fourth. Consecutive singles put runners on second and third before an error allowed both to score, extending the advantage to 4-1.
 
The SteepleCats quickly responded in the bottom half of the inning. Nelphie Lopez opened the frame with a double before Sean Stephenson singled to put runners at the corners. Sebastian Rose followed with an RBI single, and after Stephenson aggressively advanced around the bases, Colella drove in another run with a groundout to trim the deficit to 4-3.
 
Richie Kerstetter provided a strong inning out of the bullpen in the fifth, retiring three of the four hitters he faced after issuing a leadoff walk. Steven Sams entered in the sixth and struck out one, though Nico Senese led off the inning with a solo home run that pushed Keene’s lead to 5-3.
 
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