Company Wrench - Mon September 26, 2022
Unique Advantages of a High Reach Excavator
In a world where safety and precision reign supreme, cranes and wrecking balls are things of the past. High reach excavators have taken up the mantle as the go-to machine for demolition projects due to three unique advantages....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue September 13, 2022
VIDEO: Last Section of Ohio's DiSalle Bridge Comes Down
The remaining section of the old DiSalle bridge over the Maumee River in Toledo was demolished Aug. 27 via explosives requiring traffic on Interstate 75 on either side of the bridge to be temporarily stopped....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon August 15, 2022
Sunken Antarctic Research Vessel Being Demolished in Washington State
A project to demolish the research vessel Hero in Bay Center, Wash., is well under way, with the contractor predicting the job will be finished by mid-September. The legendary wooden boat operated in the Antarctic for 16 years until she was decommissioned in 1984....
CEG - Thu August 11, 2022
Massachusetts Biz Keeps 'Rocking, Rolling' With Quality Iron, Loyal Employees
Rob Oppenheim's company, The Regional Companies of Shrewsbury, Mass., proudly proclaims the title of the "Fastest Growing Demolition Company in Massachusetts." But when Oppenheim started his business, his only equipment was two tired excavators that were nearly ready for the junk pile....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 21, 2022
Turner Construction Leads $90M New Huntsville City Hall Project
Having already marked a construction milestone, crews in Madison County, Ala., continue making progress at the site of the future Huntsville City Hall. Workers have completed demolition of a precast parking deck to make room for a $90 million, 176,000-sq.-ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 12, 2022
Crews Demolish Medical Campus
JR Demolition and Excavation Inc. completed the demolition of former building that housed the Medical City Behavioral Health services of the Wysong Hospital campus in McKinney, Texas. The rectangular-shaped five-story structure (no basement) had a two-story wing and other smaller structures on the north side....
Company Wrench - Wed July 06, 2022
VIDEO: Casey-Bertram Begins Demolition of Distribution Center
The day after a March fire engulfed a large distribution center, local authorities called Casey-Bertram to provide immediate support to the fire department. The Indianapolis-based demolition contractor traveled to Plainfield, Ind., to drag semi-truck trailers away from the 1.1 million sq.-ft....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 06, 2022
Kansas City's Buck O'Neil Bridge Replacement
With a third of the work already completed, construction crews continue making progress on the Buck O'Neil Bridge replacement project in Kansas City, Mo. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is overseeing the effort, which called for the demolition of multiple buildings, six retaining/barrier walls and four bridges, and pavement removals....
CEG - Tue June 28, 2022
Flatiron, Lane Construction Demolish Bridge in Bellevue
The joint venture of Flatiron and Lane Construction have made considerable progress on one of the largest construction projects in the Puget Sound region. Crews demolished the Main Street Bridge in Bellevue, Wash., across Interstate 405, over the weekend of June 17 as part of the $705 million I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 23, 2022
Jackson Demolition Razes Meat Packaging Plant in Albany
By June or July, Jackson Demolition Service Inc. expects to complete the demolition of the former Tobin's First Prize Center meat packaging plant in a now residential neighborhood of Albany, N.Y. The plant was located on a 30-acre site, which had 10 buildings on 10 acres....
