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New Brisbane bridge faces demolition to allow tunnel construction. This is the new AUS$9.9 million foot bridge which could be demolished – and rebuilt – to make way for the multibillion-dollar Northern Link tunnel project. The Toowong pedestrian and cycle overpass was opened just nine months ago but The Courier-Mail has been told it now…Read moreRead more

Another day, another demolition contractor falls foul of asbestos control regs. Cambria Contracting Inc., a Lockport, New York demolition contractor, faces $484,000 in proposed penalties for 11 alleged violations of asbestos cleanup standards at a site in Buffalo, New York. According to a press release issued Monday by the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration,…Read moreRead more

Another great video from Stephen SetteDucati, the Steven Spielberg of demolition. DonJon Demolition Services a division of DonJon Marine Salvage demolishes the Bolmer Motor Car building in historic Bound Brook, New Jersey on November 24th, 2009. Built around 1916 the historic Bolmer building was home to Bolmer Motor Car up to the 1970’s. It was…Read moreRead more

Fall of seven tower blocks will herald regeneration of Leeds’ inner city. The demolition of seven prominent tower blocks in two inner city Leeds neighbourhoods could mark the start of one of the city’s largest housing regeneration schemes, if approval is given by Leeds City Council Executive Board on December 9. The tower blocks occupy…Read moreRead more

Winnipeg man stages appeal to save Alphabet House from demolition. D is for demolition, W is for wrecking ball. But a Winnipeg man hopes an appeal to city hall will spell new life for his inner-city home. Ed Ackerman will urge the city’s property and development committee tomorrow to dismiss a demolition order against his…Read moreRead more

Demolition starts in earnest at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lab officials invited dignitaries to a ceremony yesterday to watch an excavator begin breaking down the walls of one of the largest buildings at the Los Alamos National Laboratory‘s Technical Area 21, a 2,000 square metre structure used as an administration building for decades. The demolition…Read moreRead more

Exclusive inside look at Cherry Demolition’s razing of Savoy Apartments Hotel in Houston. At the beginning of October this year, Demolition News watched from afar as Cherry Demolition tackled the delicate demolition of the 103-year old Savoy Apartments Hotel in downtown Houston. Now, with the structure safely down, Cherry has provided us with this exclusive…Read moreRead more

TV antenna on Denver’s Lookout Mountain could fall by year end. Antennas still sprout from Lookout Mountain on the metro area’s western shoulder, but the three tallest towers are slated for demolition, ending a decade-long battle. The first to go will be the KUSA-Channel 9 tower, followed by the KMGH-Channel 7 tower and then the…Read moreRead more

No more simultaneous demolition and asbestos abatement in New York following ruling. The New York City Council has voted to prohibit building crews from performing demolitions at the same time as asbestos abatement. The bill addresses problems that were discovered after two firefighters died responding to a 2007 fire in a condemned skyscraper, believed to…Read moreRead more

Demolition work is underway at the Evansville Executive Inn. The first swings of the wrecking claw are hitting Evansville’s Executive Inn Tuesday morning. Demolition on the one-story portion of the hotel began at 8:00 a.m. Crews will first work to take down the indoor pool area, office and ballroom space before moving on to the…Read moreRead more