Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 15, 2022
Costello Dismantles 12 Interconnected Brass Plant Structures in Waterbury
Between March and April 2021 and an additional phase in 2022, the Costello Dismantling Company Inc. completed the demolition of the 400,000-sq.-ft. former Anaconda American Brass Company manufacturing plant in the city of Waterbury, Conn....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 14, 2022
Crews Tackle Slew of Span Projects in Lower Westchester, N.Y.
Halmar International LLC is hard at work for the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $115 million Lower Westchester Bridge Bundle, which has been divided into three projects — one that has been completed and two that are ongoing....
Associated Press - Wed November 30, 2022
Officials Approve Largest Demolition Plan in History
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 13, 2022
SouthEast Demolition & Environmental Services Razes Auburn Dorm
In an effort to prepare the campus for future construction, crews in East Alabama are carrying out a four-phase, $7.5 million demolition at Auburn University. The teardown of the Hill Residence Hall complex began in spring 2022 and remains ahead of schedule....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 06, 2022
Stamford Wrecking Eyes Brass Factory Demolition Completion By December
The city of Waterbury, Conn., once known as America's "Brass City" due to the many brass manufacturing plants located within it, is now, via its Waterbury Development Corporation (WDC), demolishing many of the factories and taking steps to clean up the contaminated sites to allow for future development....
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....
