Connecticut Motorist Dies in Single-vehicle Collision

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BECKET, Mass. — A 23-year-old Connecticut man died in a single-vehicle collision early Monday morning in Becket.
 
Nicholas Musco, of Torrington, Conn., died after failing to navigate a curve on Jacobs Ladder Road near Jester Lane early Monday morning. He was traveling northeast in a 2008 Jeep Wrangler when the vehicle left the roadway and ultimately struck a utility pole.
 
Becket Police, state police, state police detective unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, State Police Crime Scene Services and Collision Analysis, and Reconstruction Section, Becket Fire, and Becket EMS all responded to the scene shortly before 5 a.m.
 
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of the body.
 
The collision remains under investigation. Authorities ask anyone who may have information about the collision to contact Becket Police at 413-623-6010.
 

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MassDOT: South County Road Work

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing various construction operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound for bridge painting, bridge repair work, and tree trimming. 
 
The work will take place from Monday, Dec. 16, through Friday, Dec.  20, during the following scheduled hours:
 
Becket 
  • Bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4, utilizing lane closures, from Monday night, Dec.  16, through Thursday night, Dec. 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Dec. 20.
 
West Stockbridge/Stockbridge 
  • Bridge repair work will take place on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 3.9 to 6.5, utilizing lane closures, from Monday night, Dec.  16, through Thursday night, Dec. 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning, with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Dec.  20.
  • Bridge repair work will also occur on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 0.8 to 3.0, utilizing lane closures, from Monday night, Dec.  16, through Thursday night, Dec. 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning, with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Dec. 20. 
 
West Stockbridge/Stockbridge/Lee 
  • Tree trimming will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 0.0 to 10.0, utilizing shoulder closures, from Monday, Dec.  16, through Friday, Dec. 20, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
 
West Stockbridge 
  • Guardrail repair work will take place on I-90 westbound at mile marker 3.0, utilizing lane closures, on Friday, Dec. 20, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
 
Drivers traveling through these areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution. 
 
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