Frustrated residents who use Kital Road bridge near Allora in Australia gathered yesterday before 6am to halt the crossing’s demolition. The bridge was closed yesterday awaiting demolition but this has now been delayed until further notice because of the residents’ actions. Full story here.
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People power halts Aussie demolition…
Awards’ judging panel announced…
The judging panel for the D&Ri demolition awards has now been largely confirmed following a meeting between D&Ri and the European Demolition Association at the end of last week. It was agrees that the panel for this, and subsequent annual Award events, will include the three senior office-holders of the EDA – the president, vice…Read moreRead more
Cooling towers tumble…
Nice video showing the implosion of two cooling towers at Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Massive Tower DemolitionUploaded by DiagonalView
Demolition News – First-Ever Issue
The first ever issue of the Demolition News magazine is available for free download now. Get your own – Open publication From here, you can read the magazine online (click open the publication and the use the arrows at the outer left and right-hand sides to turn the pages; click on a page or photo…Read moreRead more
Flipped excavator hits wrong building…
An excavator trying to demolish a New England home flipped over Monday afternoon, crashing into the backside of another home. Read the story and see the photo here.
Demolition builder inundated…
A builder who demolished his handiwork after a customer did not pay has had more than £3m of unpaid bills registered on his website. Nigel Gray set up a website roguecustomer.com after he knocked down a £15,000 porch and conservatory in Shoreham, West Sussex when the tenant missed deadlines for payment. Read the full story…Read moreRead more
Smokestack demolition…
On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 10am, the Lovett Coal Plant, one of the dirtiest burning coal plants in the US, had its 475-foot smokestack demolished today by Mirant Corporation. View the video below:
Israel cracks down on C&D waste…
In light of the growing severity of the problem of construction and demolition waste in Israel’s open spaces and in the aftermath of a State Comptroller report on the subject, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Finance have decided to set up a dedicated enforcement unit to deal with the problem. The…Read moreRead more
Asbestos fears over Dublin cinema demolition…
Plans to demolish one of Dublin’s oldest cinemas have been met with protests from neighbours who fear the building is packed with asbestos. Developers plan to knock down the 1923-built Stella Cinema in Rathmines and replace it with a fitness centre and apartment block. The historic building, which closed in August 2004, was famous for…Read moreRead more
Long Hall implosion…
The Implosion of Long Hall, November 22, 2008 at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
