Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu November 11, 2021
DECO's Success Taking On Tough Demo Projects Goes Easier With Volvo Machines
At a site off Interstate 26, northwest of Charleston, S.C., Volvo construction equipment, including large and medium crawler excavators, can be seen knocking down an old auto parts manufacturing facility....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed November 10, 2021
Queeny Tower Demolition Makes Way for BJC's Campus Renewal
When Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJC) in St. Louis planned its Campus Renewal Project, it was decided that Queeny Tower would be demolished to make way for a new, 660,000-sq.-ft., 16-story tower. The $1 billion Campus Renewal project aims to provide patients with a better experience, as well as better resources for future medical students and staff....
Caterpillar - Tue November 09, 2021
Cat 340 UHD Demolition Excavator Features Higher Vertical Reach, More Configuration Flexibility
Built to withstand difficult demolition of tall structures, the new Cat 340 UHD ultra high demolition excavator boasts a more than 13 percent higher pin height than the 340F UHD to reach up to eight-floor structures....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 13, 2021
USACE Demolishes Ohio River's Oldest Locks, Dams
After withstanding the constant and erosive flow of Ohio River waters for more than 80 years — and the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to demolish them — the Ohio River's oldest locks and dams finally are disappearing below the surface, replaced by a modern facility....
CDOT - Wed October 06, 2021
CDOT Demolishes 57-Year-Old Aging Viaduct On I-70
Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation's Central 70 Project successfully demolished the 2-mi.-long Interstate 70 viaduct between Colorado and Brighton boulevards in four months, one month ahead of schedule....
CEG - Mon August 09, 2021
VIDEO: Old Bomb-Proof Buildings in Bayonne, N.J., Imploded to Make Way for UPS Hub
The sound of explosions rattled parts of northern New Jersey and New York City Aug. 8 when demolition experts imploded two large former military buildings in Bayonne, N.J. The Word War II-era structures were imploded using 10,000 lbs....
CEG - Tue August 03, 2021
TVA Topples 600-Foot Tower in Tennessee, Oldest Coal-Fired Plant
With a boom and a cloud of dust, demolition contractors on July 31 imploded the 600-ft. smokestack and the 10 boilers that had been the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) oldest coal-fired facility, located in New Johnsonville, Tenn....
Despe - Wed July 28, 2021
High Profile Demolition of Carlsberg High Rise Completed in June 2021 by Specialty Urban Demolition Leader DESPE
Despe, best known in New York City for its hydraulic self-climbing Kokoon that currently is providing structure around the steel frame of the in-progress Two Manhattan West and before that 50 Hudson Yards, recently completed the floor-by-floor demolition of the world headquarters of Danish multinational brewer Carlsberg Group, which moved to a new location a few hundred meters away....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 15, 2021
Empire Paving Rules Over I-95 Interchange Project in Stratford
In the next 14 months, Empire Paving Corp. will be delivering the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) $28,857,927 Reconstruction of Interchange 33 on Interstate 95 in Stratford project, an initiative that is helping the state address the infrastructure deficit and improve traffic flow by providing motorists with more options....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 14, 2021
Walsh Construction Tearing Down, Rebuilding Bridges On I-80
As part of the $57.1 million Interstate 80 (I-80) Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Walsh Construction began demolition of the I-80 bridge overcrossing at Cisco Grove. This marked the start of major project construction with completion expected in summer 2023....
