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Mayor positions Beacon Rail Trail as top priority; council funds $350,000 for engineering
Summary
Mayor said Beacon will convert its 3.5-mile portion of the Beacon–Hopewell rail spur into a rail trail, the council approved up to $350,000 for engineering plans, and construction is expected in 2027.
The mayor described the Beacon Rail Trail as his top priority and said the city will convert disused rail tracks from the train station along the Hudson into a 3.5-mile rail trail. The mayor said the county completed a feasibility study and the council approved up to $350,000 in capital funding for engineering plans, with expected construction in 2027.
He framed the trail as a transformational linear park that will connect the train station to waterfront parks, Main Street and regional trail networks including the Empire Trail system. "As soon as the overall feasibility study was completed in October, I proposed and the council approved up to $350,000 in cap and our own capital funding for engineering plans for the 3.5 mile portion of the, the beacon portion of the rail trail with expected construction in 2027."
