VIDEO of specialist contractor’s successful bridge demolition in Canada

May 12, 2015
Specialist contractor Priestly Demolition recently carried out a successful project in Ontario, Canada. The firm used its specialist skills to remove The Fountain Road Overpass, crossing Highway 401. A fleet of excavators equipped with demolition tools, including breakers and cutting equipment, was brought into to carry out the work using an overnight closure of the highway. Other machines including wheeled loaders and backhoe loaders were used to remove the broken out materials and to carry out other general duties. In all 2,500tonnes of concrete and 10tonnes of steel reinforcing bar was removed from the structure in over 120 truck loads, with all of this material being recycled. Spanning 10 lanes of the highway the concrete overpass was removed during the allotted time period, allowing traffic to begin flowing next morning as planned.

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