I think there are few people who would disagree with the only true thing he said during the entire press conference. No one in this country has ever seen anything like the year we have just endured.
The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce has compiled the schedule of construction work on the Main Street Reconstruction Project for the week of Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 21.
The $5.4 million Main Street Reconstruction in Great Barrington is ahead of schedule, according to the DOT, with sidewalks and pavements to be completed by winter, and new trees planted this fall. The project, however, is “close” to its budget.
The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce weekly construction schedule for work along Main Street in Great Barrington, from St. James Place to Cottage Street through the village downtown.
“Taxes in our town are heavy, and during these years of general business depression, when trade is dull and many…laborers are but partially employed, [we cannot] bear with this excessive weight upon us.”
-- Statement by Great Barrington Advisory Committee in 1909, complaining about the rebuilding of Main Street
“We worked closely with Neel Weber at the High School who coordinated efforts with the other art teachers at Muddy Brook, Monument Valley and Monument Mountain so that we could celebrate youth art work throughout downtown Great Barrington during this construction period on Main Street."
-- Beryl Jolly, Executive Director of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
On Monday and Tuesday Maxymillian will be laying stone from Castle to Elm Street.
Paving of the core should begin on Wednesday, May 13. Street light and traffic light conduit work will continue along the edge of the road from Castle to Elm Street.
"There's no point in grousing about the trees that have been cut down. At this point, protesting about it is a fruitless endeavor."
-- Jennifer Currie, an artist and life coach who works at Matrushka
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According to the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce’s (SBCC) construction update, there might be “traffic shifts” depending on the scope of the work.
The long anticipated Main Street Reconstruction Project will get under way on Monday, March 23, at 7 a.m. sharp, when Maxymillian will begin working between Bridge and Church Streets on the east side of Main Street.
The Spot Saver parking program is designed to ease Main Street Reconstruction pain when construction begins in late March. A launch party will be held this Wednesday (February 25) at Castle Street Cafe at 5 p.m.
'Our contractor, JH Maxymillian, is planning on installing construction signs next week, and could begin work during the week of July 14.'
-- DOT Spokesperson Michael Verseckes
