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Great Barrington Main Street construction update, Oct. 19 through Oct. 23

Finished street and traffic lines, and traffic direction symbols will be put down throughout the week. Expect delays and restrictions on parking.

upper rightThe Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce advises that Maxymillian will commence work on Main Street on Monday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 a.m. Crews will be setting topsoil, seeding and continuing with brickwork throughout the project.

The will also be installing light conduits through Rotary Way to a power source which will be located in the back of Carr Hardware on the south side.

A final step

Finished street and traffic lines, and traffic direction symbols will be put down throughout the week. Expect delays and restrictions on parking.

Middle leftLapinski will be pulling wires in various intersections for the connection of new road lighting and traffic signals.

Police officers will be present at all locations to direct traffic and ensure traffic flows smoothly in all directions.

lower rightWork hours are between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. With the exception of the completion of daily tasks and additional cleanup of work areas, road conditions will return to normal after 3 p.m. each day.

Monterey traffic and construction update: Route 23 construction (Main Road) will be closed October 19 through 23, 2015, between Curtis Road and River Road. Traffic will be detoured (no wide loads).

For continual updates on the Main Street reconstruction project, click here for Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce construction notices, or click on the SBCC button on the Berkshire Edge homepage.

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