New CDI video provides unique perspective on massive bridge demolition. Back on the 2 October, while the dust was still settling, we brought you footage of the demolition of the Kosciuszko Bridge in New York. But now, the explosives demolition company responsible – Controlled Demolition Inc – has released its own film of the blast….Read moreRead more
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Video – A closer look at Kosciuszko Bridge blast…
Christmas come down…
University of Nebraska–Lincoln dorms set to fall on 22 December. After more than two years of planning and consultation, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has finalised plans for the razing of Cather Hall, Pound Hall and the attached Cather-Pound Dining Centre. The dining centre will be the first to go, with removal via heavy construction equipment…Read moreRead more
Video – Bridge piers imploded…
Old Cohoes-Waterford Bridge imploded. The piers of the old Cohoes-Waterford Bridge were imploded on Thursday. Traffic was halted in the area while crews demolished the six old piers across the Mohawk River. A $21.5 million project to replace the bridge started in 2016. The new bridge, which was built about 80 feet east of the…Read moreRead more
Video – Sappi stack shattered….
Blast fells paper mill smoke stack. A piece of Muskegon history came down Tuesday morning, as crews demolished another smoke stack at the old Sappi Fine Paper Mill. The second of the two smokestacks at the old paper mill fell to the ground just after 9:00 am local time yesterday. The paper mill had sat…Read moreRead more
Video – New York bridge blasted…
Long-delayed blasts finally fells Kosciuszko Bridge. The old Kosciuszko Bridge, which connected Brooklyn and Queens for 78 years, was imploded yesterday morning. The controlled implosion of the bridge will free up space to complete construction of the second span of the new bridge. The old bridge’s main span over Newtown Creek was already lowered onto…Read moreRead more
Video – Tilbury towers toppled…
Brown and Mason demonstrates power station prowess. They were the tallest structures in Essex. But int he space of just 13 seconds, they were erased from the country’s skyline following the latest successful controlled explosion by Brown and Mason. The 170 metre (558 ft) high chimneys, built in the late 1960s, were at Tilbury Power…Read moreRead more
Ironbridge cooling towers face explosive end…
Ironbridge Power Station cooling towers to come down as demolition plans submitted. Uniper, the owners of Ironbridge Power Station in Buildwas, have made a submission to Shropshire Council for prior approval to clear the site. Full demolition of the main power station site is set to begin in Spring 2018 and will include the removal…Read moreRead more
To blast or not to blast…
Confusion reigns over nuclear plant demolition methodology. Will explosives be used to demolish radioactive structures at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant? It depends on who you ask. State officials have filed testimony claiming NorthStar Group Services, which wants to buy and decommission the idled nuclear plant, plans to use explosives on “at least one”…Read moreRead more
Video – Putting an end to 50 years of power…
Georgia power plant imploded in spectacular fashion. The power plant at Lake Sinclair is no more. Georgia Power demolished the plant Saturday after 50 years of providing successful service to the community. Georgia Power shut down the plant two years ago, and since then they have already demolished a smoke stack, but Saturday they demolished…Read moreRead more
Video – Rosebank razed…
Former Times Media building felled in implosion. The building that used to house Times Media at Rosebank, Johannesburg in South Africa has been imploded. The building was imploded to make space for The Galleria, a 90,000 square metre development that will consist of offices, a hotel and apartments, among other things.
