Associated Press - Tue December 29, 2020
Concrete Power Plant Stacks Come Down
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line came down on Dec. 18, 2020....
HHS. gov - Tue December 29, 2020
Austin State Hospital Demo Complete, Construction to Start
Construction crews have completed demolition of vacant buildings on the Austin State Hospital campus to make way for the construction of a 240-bed standalone replacement hospital, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission recently announced....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
Earthwork, Demo Proceed on IDOT's $48M I-55 Project
Serious progress is occurring on the Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) $48,038,549.23 north contract for the I-55 Interchange at Weber Road project as Judlau Construction Inc. crews have put in a solid effort since spring 2019....
The Hartford Courant - Mon December 21, 2020
Connecticut's Largest IMAX Theater to Be Demoed for New Railroad Bridge
The cinema at Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn., which features a six-story IMAX screen -- the largest in the state -- will close on Jan. 18 and be demolished to make way for a project to replace a 124-year-old railroad bridge, the aquarium has announced....
CEG - Mon December 21, 2020
Virginia Hotel Demolished to Clear Land for New Development
A Holiday Inn in Arlington, Va., was demolished Dec. 13 to clear the land for a new mixed-use development. Several streets in the area were closed for much of the morning following the implosion of the building, located at 1900 Fort Myer Drive in northern Virginia....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 17, 2020
VIDEO: Atlantic Coast Dismantling Razes Former Raytheon Plant in Massachusetts
To make room for the construction of a 14-acre Home Depot e-commerce distribution facility on the site a former Raytheon ordnance site split among the Massachusetts municipalities of Tewksbury, Lowell and Billerica, Atlantic Coast Dismantling LLC (ACD) successfully demolished a similar sized rectangular-shaped building on a 20-acre site between late June and Oct....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 14, 2020
Knife River Executes Bridge Slides on I-84
The twin east-west bridges – 112 ft. long, two lanes each – at the Blacks Creek Interchange on I-84 in Ada County, Ida. (20 mi. east of Boise and built in 1963) reached the end of their lifespan and have been replaced – hence the Idaho Transportation Department's (ITD) $12.1 million project awarded to Knife River Corporation that had prefabricated two new bridges off-site that were eventually slid into place....
Associated Press - Wed December 02, 2020
Largest Dam Demolition in U.S. History Gets Revival
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) An agreement announced recently paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, a project that promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the Oregon-California border to salmon that are critical to tribes but have dwindled to almost nothing in recent years....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 01, 2020
Demolition of Old Salt Lake City Airport Underway
With the new Salt Lake City airport open now for more than two months, demolition on the old facilities is well underway. The demolition, expected to cost approximately $35 million, began with the former parking garage, which will see 100,000 tons of concrete removed....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 17, 2020
Simmerly Slough Bridge Receives Urgent Upgrade
MCM Construction Inc. is replacing the Simmerly Slough Bridge on State Route 70, north of the city of Marysville at a cost of nearly $84 million, as the bridge no longer meets current design and seismic safety standards....
