Tue January 09, 2018
Agreement Allows Historic Railroad Bridge Demolition
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Agreement on a historic preservation plan will allow the demolition of a former railroad bridge next to the Ohio Turnpike. The state Department of Transportation said removal of the old Chessie railroad bridge in northwestern Ohio will likely begin during the second half of the year....
Mon January 08, 2018
Outdoor Demolition Begins on Burlington Mall Redevelopment
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Outdoor demolition has begun on a downtown mall in Vermont's largest city. MyChamplainValley.com reports crews started tearing down Burlington Town Center on Dec. 14. Developers are planning to turn the area into Burlington City Place, which would include 272 housing units, 230,000 sq....
Wed December 13, 2017
Demolition to Begin Soon at Partially Collapsed School
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Demolition is expected to get under way at the Minneapolis school where an explosion caused a partial collapse, killing two longtime employees in August. Minnehaha Academy said on its website that it has secured the necessary permits from the city and that crews will be working to remove debris from the site....
Thu December 07, 2017
RIDOT Postpones Restrictions for Sakonnet River Bridge Demo
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced an updated schedule for temporary closures of the channel on the Sakonnet River where it passes underneath the old Sakonnet River Bridge in Tiverton and Portsmouth....
Mon December 04, 2017
OSHA Announces New Deadlines
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new dates for two rules affecting the demolition industry. The first is the deadline for submittal of injury and illness data for 2016, and the second is the deadline for crane and derricks certification....
Tue October 17, 2017
Cincinnati Tears Down More 'Nuisance' Benches
CINCINNATI (AP) Cincinnati has torn down some concrete benches frequently used by the homeless near its pro football stadium but is pausing demolition of other benches on that street so that city council members can first discuss it....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017
Old Bay Bridge Demolition Commences
Demolition of the last Marine Foundations of San Francisco's Old Bay Bridge will continue Oct. 14, 15 and 16, as the third and final phase of the project nears completion. Caltrans said it will demolish Piers E11, E12 and E13 of the 1936 concrete East Span with a series of controlled, underwater implosions, which will last less than 10 seconds....
Lori Tobias - Tue October 10, 2017
Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park
Demolition work on a stadium that has been part of the Phoenix, Ariz., landscape for more than 50 years is nearly complete. Major demolition of the concrete structure began on Sept. 27 and it will take a few months to remove the 20,000 tons of rubble....
Wed October 04, 2017
U.S. Agency Allows Demolition of Lead-Contaminated Public Housing
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the demolition of a lead-contaminated public housing complex in northwestern Indiana. The announcement paves the way for the East Chicago Housing Authority to raze the West Calumet Housing Complex....
Emily Buenzle - Mon October 02, 2017
Officials Watch as Crews Use Explosion to Demolish WWII-era Bridge
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other New York City and state officials watched early Oct. 1, as the Kosciuszko Bridge, which has connected Brooklyn and Queens since 1939, was demolished via an implosion, Curbed reported....
