South County Construction Operations

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LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced crews will conduct daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, bridge and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, and Blandford.  
 
The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29. 
 
Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones.  The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: 
 
Becket
Bridge repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 17.4 from Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29.
 
Becket/Otis 
Slope stabilization operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 21.0 and mile marker 22.0 from Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29. 
  
Lee 
  • Milling operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 7.4 and mile marker 11.4, from Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29.
  • Paving operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound between mile marker 12.0 and mile marker 7.4, from Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29. 
  • Paving operations will take place at the Lee service plaza on I-90 eastbound on Monday, Sept. 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning. The service plaza will be fully closed during the work, and will fully reopen at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26
  • Milling operations will take place at the Lee service plaza on I-90 westbound on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. The service plaza will be partially closed during the work, and will fully reopen at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26
Blandford 
  • Drainage repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 25.0 and mile marker 30.0 on Monday, Sept. 25 from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Drainage repairs will be conducted daily on I-90 westbound between mile marker 25.0 and mile marker 20.0 from Tuesday, Sept. 26, through Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.
  • Drainage repairs will be conducted at the Blandford service plaza on I-90 eastbound on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area. 
 
Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.  
 
All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. 
 
 
 

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Berkshire County Runners Take on Boston Marathon

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BOSTON – Great Barrington’s Laura Stephen was the highest finishing Berkshire County resident at Monday’s Boston Marathon.
 
Stephen ran a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, 25 seconds to place 33rd in the women’s division for runners aged 60 to 64.
 
At least a dozen Berkshire County residents were listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s finishers at the 129th running of the event.
 
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race with a record-setting time of 2:17:22.
 
Her fellow Kenyan, John Korir, won the men’s race in 2:04:45.
 
The fastest Berkshire County finisher was Lenox Memorial graduate Ted Yee, now a student at nearby Northeastern University, who ran a time of 2:32.43 to place 253rd in the men’s 18-39 division and 307th in the field of 30,000 who made the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boylston Street.
 
Yee finished about four minutes ahead of Dalton’s Alex White, who was 448th in the men’s 18-39 division with a time of 2:36.48.
 
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