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Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Forest Park business owners, residents react to upcoming changes to ‘X' intersection
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Changes are coming to Springfield's 'X' intersection and 22News spoke with business owners and residents about what this could mean for the Forest Park neighborhood. Big changes are coming to Forest Park as the 'X' intersection is set for construction to begin this Spring. According to the Springfield DPW, the project will extend 0.6 miles along Sumner Avenue from the Forest Park main greeting road to Daytona Street, Belmont Avenue, and Dickinson Street. Proposed changes include traffic signal upgrades, sidewalk and pedestrian crossing updates, additional turning lanes, bicycle accommodations, and stormwater facilities. The 'X' is historically one of the busiest intersections in the region, and these changes are meant to preserve the quality of life and local economy in the area. Sumner Avenue at Dickinson Street and Belmont Avenue landed number 1 on the top 100 high crash intersections in the Pioneer Valley region in 2016. These changes reflect increased traffic, and thus the need for increased safety in the area. The community, both businesses and residents, largely welcomes these improvements. Christos Kalaizidis, Owner of Cafe Christo told 22News, 'You know I'm looking forward to it, I really wanna see the changes. There's a lot of things they're gonna do, the forestry and all that.' 'People choose Forest Park to live here. It's a place they can live, work, and play, and I think at the end of the construction period it will be much better off,' adds Forest Park resident Kevin Sears. By the end of that period, the goal is to have a safer, more open, less congested area, so that the Forest Park community can flourish. 'My concern is that we keep coming out to support the local businesses so that they can continue to thrive during the construction,' Sears adds. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Springfield Department of Public Works prepares for several inches of snow
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Department of Public Works spent Saturday preparing for several inches of snowfall. There are many parking bans in western Massachusetts taking place this weekend, a reminder that this will help workers plow roads quicker and keep those out on the roads safer. Western Massachusetts residents stock up for weekend storm In Springfield, the DPW will be hitting the roads all weekend long. On Sunday, workers were seen loading their trucks with salt, hoping to prepare the roads hours before snowfall. The Springfield DPW said that drivers should avoid parking on the even side of streets through 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and avoid parking on odd sides of streets from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Similar bans are also in effect from Pittsfield to Palmer. Locals are taking the time to prepare for the storm in different ways. 'If the snow isn't bad tomorrow, I'll probably head out to party,' said Christopher Torres of Westfield . 'My next stop is ACE,' said another local resident. The city of Springfield said on Saturday that it expects to plow more than 800 streets during the storm. Right now they have 94 private contractors, and need a total of 150. Those who want to stay up to date on the Springfield DPW's plowing operations can check their snow map, which is updated every two to three hours. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
