Renumbering of I-91 exits to commence
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
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SPRINGFIELD MassDOT will begin work Wednesday night updating highway exit numbers along Interstate 91.
Work will begin at the Vermont border and proceed south to the Connecticut state line, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
Renumbering work is also continuing on I-95 in eastern Massachusetts.
The work follows renumbering on Interstate 90, also known as the MassPike, and elsewhere in the state to bring Massachusetts into compliance with federal regulations and numbering solutions already used in nearly all the United States.
The milepost sign installation operations will take place during overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. . the following day. The work is anticipated to be completed in two weeks.
LEE â The developer for the townâs proposed second retail recreational marijuana store likely will get more time to seek a special permit to operate near the Lenox town line.
Forest Wilde LLC will submit a request to the Select Board for an extension, asking the three-member panel to hold the hearing, possibly in two months. The reason? The developer isnât done getting approvals from the Lee Planning Board.
The Select Board was expected to take up the permit request by the end of March. Now, it could be near the end of May. Select Board Chairman David Consolati said at Tuesdayâs regular board meeting that he is willing to grant the extension. The other two board members support the extension. The board granted Consolati permission to sign the request once the board receives it.
Two right lanes on I-495 south and the River Street on-ramp southbound are expected to close overnight Wednesday for installation of steel for the replacement southbound bridge over the Merrimack River in Haverhill. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said double right lanes on I-495 south, between exits 49 and 48, close Wednesday, March 3, from […]
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Mohawk Trail receives national recognition as one of America’s Byways
The Mohawk Trail, pictured at the town line with Shelburne, has been accepted as one of America’s Byways, a distinctive collection of American roads recognized by the U.S. DOT. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
By MARY BYRNE
The Mohawk Trail has been accepted as one of America’s Byways, a distinctive collection of American roads recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
“America’s Byways are roads to the very heart and soul of America,” National Scenic Byway Foundation President Chris Sieverdes said in an announcement from the Ohio-based nonprofit. “Byways connect us to this country’s beauty, history and culture.”