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A rocky ride on Easthampton’s Union Street: Businesses struggling with overhaul look forward to end result
05-10-2024 8:59 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Outside of Small Oven bakery on Union Street, customers walk carefully around puddles, leaving footprints in the muddy strip where the sidewalk had been just days before. Inside, a line still forms at the register, but according to owner...

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Roundabout among ideas pitched to improve safety at Deerfield crossroads
11-29-2024 3:08 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As the town continues to look at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10, North Main Street and Mill Village Road, it has released a road safety audit detailing safety concerns in the area, while also laying out some potential enhancements.The...


MassDOT study weighs options for Northern Tier passenger rail
08-16-2024 1:16 PM

By SAM DORAN

The rail line stretching along the northern tier of Massachusetts to Greenfield and North Adams is a “strategic asset,” state transportation officials said in a new report this week, but the benefits of restoring passenger service in the region — with...


West-East rail funding in state plan will go toward track development between Springfield, Worcester
07-22-2024 4:36 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Shortly after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation allocated $123 million for passenger rail service between Boston and the western part of the state, longtime proponent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said the “reality of West-East Rail is happening...


Deerfield residents petitioning to fix ‘dangerous’ intersection
04-20-2024 6:47 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With 12 collisions between 2021 and 2023 and likely an even greater number of close calls at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10, North Main Street and Mill Village Road, two residents have launched a petition asking the state Department...


State OKs speed limit drop on Route 10 in Easthampton
01-29-2024 9:33 AM

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Addressing road safety concerns, the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has approved speed limit reductions on a stretch of Route 10.The approved speed limit adjustments include a reduction from 35 to 30 mph from West Street to...


State to install crosswalks, bus stops this fall on Route 10 in Easthampton
10-26-2023 6:52 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Around a year after a city couple was killed by a vehicle on Route 10, the state Department of Transportation will install two new crosswalks this fall to address pedestrian safety concerns.The proposed improvements include crosswalks at...


Roundabout eyed on Route 10 in Easthampton for big project at old Tasty Top site
10-19-2023 1:00 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — As the Planning Board nears a decision on the proposed multimillion dollar retail and housing complex at the former Tasty Top site off Route 10, a roundabout is now being considered to handle an expected increase in traffic, as opposed...


State lands $108M for east-west rail expansion
09-22-2023 8:00 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts will receive $108 million in federal funds to support improvements to east-west passenger train travel between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday.The money comes...


Dangerous roadways: Pedestrians killed, injured on Valley roads continues to climb, mirroring statewide trend
07-23-2023 8:55 AM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The number of motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists has climbed across the commonwealth over the past three years, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.Across Hampshire and Franklin counties, there have been 213...


State rolls out interactive rail-trail map for users
07-09-2023 9:57 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

BOSTON — A new interactive Priority Trails Network vision map created by the Massachusetts Trails Team (MassTrails), an interagency government collaboration, provides a centralized account of key shared-use rail trail projects across the state,...


Plans to replace Perry Hill Road Extension bridge in Westhampton move ahead, public hearing on Tuesday
01-27-2023 6:06 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — State transportation officials are moving ahead with a plan to replace a structurally deficient bridge at Perry Hill Road Extension, which spans over the north branch of the Manhan River. The single-lane bridge was built in 1956 and...


Officials: Northern Tier Passenger Rail could cost $2.1B
01-13-2023 3:45 PM

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shared two options for providing passenger rail service from North Adams to Greenfield and Boston during a virtual workshop on Wednesday, with price tags ranging from $1.044 billion to $2.187 billion.With...


State to outline new plans for controversial roundabout at N. King-Hatfield intersection in Northampton
01-08-2023 8:42 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A controversial proposal to build a roundabout on North King and Hatfield streets is once again in the works at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation after a redesign intended to appease property owners and archaeological sites...


Taming a road’s dangers: Redesign of Route 10 in Easthampton in works
01-06-2023 5:53 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Five months after a city couple was struck and killed by a vehicle along Route 10, state transportation officials said this week that a major redesign of the busy corridor — home to numerous accidents over the years — is in the...


Exit 21 ramps on I-91 closed today
06-26-2017 11:37 AM

On and off ramps at Exit 21 on Interstate 91 southbound will be closed until 5 p.m. Monday for pavement milling operations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transporation (MassDOT).  All lanes of travel on I-91 will be open and appropriate...


One lane on I-91 south, north through Northampton to be closed this week
04-09-2017 8:24 PM

By GAZETTE STAFF

NORTHAMPTON — Traffic on Interstate 91 through Northampton will be constricted this week as Massachusetts Department of Transportation crews work on road and bridge repairs.One northbound lane and one southbound lane will be closed between 8 a.m. and...

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