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Great Barrington Main Street reconstruction update

The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce has provided this planned schedule of work for the week of Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30.
Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30
Elm and Main Street intersection with new traffic lights.
Elm and Main Street intersection with new traffic lights.

Maxymillian will continue work on the Main Street project beginning on Monday, October 26, at 6:30 a.m. Crews will be seeding, laying brickwork and paving driveway connections throughout the project.

Lapinski will continue working on 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 clean up of work areas, road conditions will return to normal after 3 p.m. each day.

For updates on the Main Street project, click here for information from the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce.

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