Today it is still unclear why a Pittsfield man ran onto the Mass Pike Friday night into oncoming traffic. The incident happened around 10 p.m. on the east bound side of I-90. According to reports in The Berkshire Eagle and masslive.com, 49-year old Harry Young of Pittsfield was a passenger in a Lexus, driven by an unidentified 36-year old Becket woman...
Anyone that has driven on the Mass Pike in the last 6 months has witnessed project after project. Milling, paving, new guardrails, bridge repair and a host of other ongoing work being done behind temporary barriers.
I drive the Pike daily and the endless orange cones, lane closures, flashing lights, lane shifts have been commonplace since spring...