York Street Pump Station and River Crossing

Construction of a new York Street Pump Station in Springfield, a new river pipeline crossing under the Connecticut River, and connection to the Springfield Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant on Bondi’s Island.

Client:  Springfield Water & Sewer Commission

Designer:  Kleinfelder, Stantec

Size:  62 MGD

Project Features

• New, modern pump station facility
• Bottom elevation of the pump station is 50 feet below existing grade
• Slurry wall for pump station support of excavation
• Microtunneling under the railroad tracks and flood wall
• New intake structure at Bondi’s Island
• Three new 1,100-foot pipelines under the Connecticut River (two 42” force mains and one 72” siphon)
• Supports of Excavation at the river banks
• Dredging across the Connecticut River
• Restoration of river bottom and banks
• Increased flood control protection