City of Beacon Press Release

BEACON ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
$3.2 MILLION WEST MAIN PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT
Beacon, NY— On Monday, Mayor Kyriacou was joined by City Superintendent of Water and
Sewers Ed Balicki, Erin Moore, PE of Tighe & Bond Engineering, and City Engineer John Russo,
PE for a ribbon-cutting event to mark the successful completion of the City’s West Main Pump
Station and Force Main Project (the “Project”). Construction began during the summer of 2024,
and was substantially completed on August 15, 2025. The Project was originally estimated and
budgeted for $4.5 million but was completed by TAM Enterprises, Inc. of Goshen for $3.3
million, nearly $1.2 million under budget.
Work included the construction of an entirely new wastewater pump station next to the original
one, which was built in the 1960’s adjacent to the Metro-North Railroad north parking lot. The
now decommissioned station lacked sufficient pumping capacity to meet the City’s growing
needs for wastewater collection for the northwestern areas of the City. The new facility doubled
pumping capacity with three new pumps and a deeper wet well, and related work included the
replacement of nearly 2,500 feet of force main pipe in adjacent roadways. The project also
included installation of a new emergency generator in the station and provided enhanced safety
protections for City staff working at the station itself.
While completing road excavation for the new force main piping, crews encountered remnants
of former manufactured gas tanks on property decommissioned by Central Hudson. The City
worked closely with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Central
Hudson Gas & Electric, and LaBella Associates to complete safe excavation and disposal of all
remaining contaminants. Central Hudson fully cooperated with the cleanup and reimbursed the
City for all costs relating to the contamination and its remediation.
Mayor Lee Kyriacou noted, “Thank you to Ed Balicki and our Water Department staff, TAM
Enterprises, and our project engineering team who diligently saw through to completion this
complex and critical project. This $3.2 million investment is just the latest in the City’s ongoing
program to modernize our wastewater and other infrastructure, which has seen the investment
of more than $50 million in City infrastructure and facilities since 2020.”

Pictured (left to right): City of Beacon Superintendent of Water and Sewers Ed Balicki; Erin Moore, PE of Tighe &
Bond Engineering; Mayor Lee Kyriacou; and City Engineer John Russo, PE of Lanc & Tully Engineering and Surveying