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VIDEO - Controlled bridge demolition over motorway

September 15, 2016

A UK-based demolition contractor has carried out a successful bridge demolition project over the busy M1 motorway. The specialist firm, Amac Group, used a fleet of excavators fitted with hydraulic breakers and other attachments to break up the bridge in a single overnight possession from 10th-11th September 2016. The bridge demolition is the first of two being carried out as part of the improvement works for a new link road connecting the M1 and A5 routes. The second bridge removal is planned for the 24th-25th September.

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