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Missouri Department of Transportation says Miami River Bridge will fall Thursday. Explosives will be used to partially demolish the Miami River Bridge later this week. Explosive charges will be strategically placed along sections of the bridge to maximize clearance of the steel structure without damaging the concrete piers. The piers will be used to support…Read moreRead more

Discussions over methodology and TV coverage push back demolition of Executive Inn. NEWS 25 reported on Monday that the subcontractor, Advanced Explosives Demolition, had until today to decide on how they will implode the hotel. AED Director of Operations Mark Wilburn told us the decision has been delayed. Read more here or view the video…Read moreRead more

Message from US contractor highlights the issues facing an industry in turmoil. What you are about to read is a message from a US-based contractor who has broken ranks to talk about the current plight of the US demolition industry. He has chosen to remain anonymous but, in our opinion, that does not undermine the…Read moreRead more

So will the demolition of Illinois’ AT&T building attract more low bids…? Danville city officials will open bids today for the long-awaited demolition of the vacant and deteriorating AT&T building, as well as bids for the possible demolition of the upper deck of the two-story Walnut Street parking garage. Doug Ahrens, public works director, said…Read moreRead more

Presence of bats hamper work to demolish homes in monkey-hanging capital. Housing Hartlepool has altered plans to demolish 72 homes in Easington Road to protect a roost of bats found in 12 of the properties. Demolition of most of the properties will go-ahead as planned and is set to see workers from Sirius Remediation on…Read moreRead more

Louisiana bridge to be blown next Wednesday. A bridge that connects Livingston and East Baton Rouge parishes in Louisiana is scheduled for demolition after over 80 years of existence. Once the center span collapses into the Amite River, inspectors will check out the remaining bridge and the new one to make sure there are no…Read moreRead more

Throwing a spotlight on European manufacturer’s inaction in the face of recession. Later today, some of the leading names in the US construction equipment industry will gather at Soldier Fields in Chicago for the latest rally in support of the Start Us Up USA campaign that calls on the federal government to swiftly reauthorize federal…Read moreRead more

Covert demolition makes hospital buildings disappear before tender process concludes. Even as tenders for the demolition of nine blocks of the Communicable Diseases Hospital (CDH), Tondiarpet, were to be finalised on Friday, the buildings had ‘disappeared’. Evidently, some contractors with high connections had demolished the buildings. And nobody knows where huge quantities of teak wood…Read moreRead more

Huge bid spread marks Huey Elementary School contract. It’s less than 24 hours since we highlighted concerns that continued low bidding could undermine a US economic recovery and have a negative impact on jobs. But according to a Wichita Falls newspaper, that concern had clearly not filtered down to Total Demolition and moany of the…Read moreRead more

Wisonsin to outlaw waste arising from state projects over $5 million. Beginning January 1, 2010, any state building construction or demolition project with a cost of at least $5 million must recycle any debris that’s generated. The Department of Natural resources made the announcement after a trial period earlier this year where a number of…Read moreRead more