PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The city of Pittsfield will begin conducting street improvement work that will impact parking and travel starting Monday. The city contractor will be lowering structures and milling roads the week of April 14, from Monday to Friday, as part of the city of Pittsfield's s treet improvement project. During this week's construction, the following roads will be milled: Joseph Drive Backman Avenue Jason Street (from Friar Drive to West Street) Orlando Avenue Ridge Avenue These streets were included in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and will be completed by the spring and summer. During this week's work, on-street parking is prohibited between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Springfield NAACP Caregiver Symposium honors those who give back Drivers are urged to use caution when navigating the area. In addition to the streets receiving improvements this week, the following roads are also expected to be included as part of FY25: Newell Street Meadow Lane Daniels Avenue Valentine Road (after the water line replacement is complete) King Street (after the water line replacement is complete) The city of Pittsfield also announced that the state plans to repave the following streets: South Street from East/West Housatonic Streets to the Country Club of Pittsfield First Street from East Street to Tyler Street North Street from Berkshire Medical Center to the Lanesborough Town Line Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti plans to share the list for Fiscal Year 2026 once it is finalized. Local News Headlines Undocumented Ecuadoran charged with over 20 child sex crimes in Mass. InFocus: Literacy improvement programs South Hadley police searching for missing cognitively impaired woman Pittsfield to begin street improvement project 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 WWLP.com. ...read more read less