Demolition News

TUCSON — Construction crews this week began demolishing outdated landing-mat fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma to make way for upgraded, 30-foot bollards that allow agents to see through the barrier.  A spokesperson for Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector said work crews began dismantling the older barriers on Wednesday, the same day that the federal […]

SOMERSET, Mass. (WPRI) — Saturday morning’s planned implosion of the Brayton Point Towers will have more than just eager spectators standing by. Local and state public safety officials will be stationed hours before the demolition and will stick around afterward as well. Somerset Fire Chief Scott Jepson says his crews will arrive around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Traffic control points […]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – With $48 million in federal money allocated to Nebraska flood victims, many are asking how that money is being distributed. Of that money, $19.2 million is being distributed through FEMA. “We can’t bring you back to that pre-disaster condition, but we can help you get back into that safe, secure, functional […]

The skeleton of the South Shore Hospital was demolished Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the corner of 6th Street and Alton Road in Miami Beach, Florida. It took less than 20 seconds to bring down a building that has blighted the entrance to South Beach for more than a decade. On Tuesday morning, the abandoned […]

Stonington — The town began demolishing the dilapidated Connecticut Casting Mill in Pawcatuck Monday night after a storm dumped rain onto its failing roof, causing sections of the building along the Pawcatuck River to collapse throughout the day. “Because of the threat to the public health and safety, demolition work on the building will commence as soon as possible,” First Selectman Rob Simmons announced shortly […]

A wall of a building under demolition in Brooklyn collapsed Wednesday morning, sending debris raining down on cars. The 40-foot exterior wall on Wythe Ave. at N. 13th St. in Williamsburg gave way about 9 a.m., taking scaffolding down with it, officials said Bricks, wooden planks and metal poles fell onto three parked cars, damaging […]

  Mayor Jim Kenney on Thursday unveiled steps that his administration and City Council plan to take to better protect some of Philadelphia’s oldest and most interesting buildings, nearly two years after convening a task force to study historic preservation. Surrounded by Councilman Mark Squilla, preservation leaders, and task force members, Kenney explained wide-ranging regulatory […]

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The family of a construction worker who was killed in a Miami Beach building collapse has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the companies that oversaw the demolition. The family is seeking damages from several companies and individuals, including Winmar Construction Inc. and AlliedBean Demolition, the subcontractor that carried out the botched […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The lengthy process of turning Kansas City International Airport’s Terminal A into a giant pile of rubble started Monday as officials gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new single terminal project. And that process will include Dianna Richardson and her Independence, Missouri-based company, Richardson Hauling. The company, which normally does […]

Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood is echoing with the sounds of demolition today as work gets underway on Amazon’s new, temporary offices. Loud, heavy demolition is underway at 1800 S. Bell Street and 1770 Crystal Drive, two of three buildings near the Crystal City Metro station that Amazon plans to lease from JBG Smith. The aging office buildings […]