PITTSFIELD — Yes, the new traffic lights on at the intersection of West and West streets are supposed to be flashing red and yellow.

City officials warned residents ahead of the new light’s activation on Monday near Dorothy Amos Park.

City officials warned residents that the new traffic lights at the intersection of West and West streets will flash red and yellow ahead of their activation on Monday.

City officials warned residents that the new traffic lights at the intersection of West and West streets will flash red and yellow ahead of their activation on Monday. On Saturday, the lights were dark.

According to the city, the lights will flash red and yellow for 30 days per Massachusetts Department of Transportation specifications before they can be formally activated as standard traffic signals. During this period, northbound drivers will face a flashing red signal — the equivalent of a stop sign — while eastbound and westbound drivers will see a flashing yellow pattern, signaling drivers to proceed with caution.

"Please make sure you obey all traffic signals and signage in place," the city said in a statement.

Prior to the light’s activation, northbound drivers were controlled by stop signs at the intersection. New pedestrian signals have also been installed, though they were not yet activated as of Saturday.

On Saturday, the pedestrian crossing lights were not yet activated at the intersection of West and West streets in Pittsfield.

Cardboard covers a button on a pedestrian crossing light at the intersection of West and West streets in Pittsfield on Saturday.

Work on the new traffic signals and pedestrian crossings began last fall as part of the city’s $2.1 million West Street redesign project. The project will narrow the roadway to 11-foot travel lanes, add a 10-foot turning lane and a five-foot bike lane, and include raised crosswalks, flashing beacons, and upgraded lighting and bike lanes along the corridor between Blackman Avenue and College Way.

The rapid flashing beacons are funded through a $235,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Shared Streets and Spaces Program. The city has also secured an additional $200,000 from a state Legislature bond earmark and will cover the remaining roughly $2 million locally.

The project is slated to wrap up by June, with the most disruptive work set to begin this month, according to Ricardo Morales, commissioner of public works and utilities.

Last year, the project began with stormwater and utility work, including drainage upgrades, catch basins, and piping. In the fall, crews installed support poles for the new traffic signals at the West and West streets intersection, along with new sidewalks and bike infrastructure.

On Saturday, the pedestrian traffic signals at the intersection of West and West streets in Pittsfield were not yet activated.

Through Saturday, drivers were being warned of temporarily raised pavement sections as crews finalized roadway elevations.

The project gained traction amid a pair of fatal pedestrian crashes on the street in 2023, though the city had eyed the stretch of road for redesign beforehand. The first fatal crash that year occurred in January near Dorothy Amos Park in which 30-year-old Shaloon Milord was killed while crossing the street with her 3-year-old daughter, who suffered minor injuries.