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West Stockbridge to get state-funded Route 41 resurfacing, bridge preservation and Complete Streets work
Summary
At the Jan. 5 Select Board meeting DPW Director Curt Wilton said MassDOT will fully fund resurfacing of Route 41, approved two bridge preservation projects, and the town received a $112,611.60 Complete Streets award to advance pedestrian and parking improvements.
At the Select Board meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, Curt Wilton, West Stockbridge director of public works, told the board that MassDOT’s Municipal Pavement Program will fully fund resurfacing of Great Barrington Road (Route 41) from the I‑90 ramp to the Housatonic town line and that he and town staff will attend a project review meeting on Feb. 3, 2026 to review details.
Wilton also said the Highway Division Project Review Committee approved two MassDOT-owned bridge preservation projects — the Route 41 bridge over I‑90 and the Route 102 (State Line Road) bridge over I‑90 — and that preservation work could include anything from painting to structural repairs.
"This program supports small towns that own and maintain state-numbered routes and is 100% funded by Mass DOT," Wilton said, and added he would "monitor the project's progress and forward any updates once I receive more information." The town will follow the MassDOT schedule and deliverables for state-owned structures.
Wilton reported West Stockbridge received a Complete Streets award of $112,611.60 to advance three connected projects: Swamp Road/Main Street pedestrian and intersection improvements, Swamp Road/Main Street geometry improvements, and pedestrian improvements at the Depot Street municipal parking lot. He said base plans and preliminary designs are complete, final design is roughly 60% finished, and technical specifications and bidding documents are being prepared with a target to advertise bids soon and begin construction in spring 2026 after award.
Wilton’s presentation also included Town Hall building-system items: both boilers are now operating in redundancy (the town had appropriated $65,000 in FY26 to replace a failing unit), the rooftop solar array leased to EOS Project Berkshire Bundle LLC has been retrofitted and is back online though the 20‑year lease expires in 2028, and the building sprinkler system deficiencies have been corrected.
Next steps: Wilton and staff will attend the Feb. 3 project review meeting for the pavement program, the town will advertise Complete Streets bids when specifications are complete, and the Select Board will track bridge preservation updates as MassDOT provides schedules and scopes.
