Demolition Derby 2015 -Redneck Rumble Highlights Winners
Some of the highlights and the results of each of the 6 classes ran in Sturgis, Ky at the Redneck Rumble 2-7-15.
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Gramercy Building #7 - Controlled Demolition, Inc.
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Demolition work has begun on the Royal Hobart Hospital, nearly a year after the project was halted because of budget blowouts.
Tasmania's Health Minister, Michael Ferguson, is shrugging off a six-month delay in getting the redevelopment project underway again.
The Government put the $657 million project on hold last May, while a taskforce reviewed the project.
In December, Mr Ferguson confirmed it would proceed with some major changes and has now announced demolition works had recommenced.
Mr Ferguson said the project on the Liverpool Street site was back on track.
"The taskforce work is certainly responsible for six months of the delay, but I would put the view that were it not for that investment this project probably couldn't have happened at all," he said."
With demolition work underway, some building contracts are set to go out for tender within weeks.
The Minister has inspected demolition works in the former executive offices.
The offices are being converted into clinical rooms for oncology services, which are being relocated during construction.
One of the hospital's main buildings, B-Block, will be demolished next April.
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CAMPAIGNERS who tried to save an historic school from demolition have been angered to see items from the building smashed up or for sale on the internet.
Hundreds of people signed a petition against demolition of the former Tudhoe Grange School, on Durham Road, Spennymoor, which closed in 2012 when it merged with Spennymoor Comprehensive and transferred to Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College, which was developed on the Spennymoor site.
They had hoped the 1912 red brick building, which found small screen fame as a set and production base for BBC police drama George Gently, could be retained and redeveloped.
But Spennymoor Learning Community Trust and Durham County Council said the site needed to be cleared so it can be sold to generate cash for local education.
Last week heartbroken campaigners, including many former pupils, saw the landmark building razed to the ground.
They were then shocked to see features including the wooden front doors and a piano smashed among the rubble.
Other items such as teak worktops, oak cupboards, 1950s wall maps and George Gently props have also been spotted for sale online.
Campaigner Claire Coverdale said: People have had to accept we did our best but couldnt save the building, what rubs salt in the wound is how indiscriminate and wasteful it has been.
The utter waste is shocking, stone arches and chimney pots should surely have been salvaged, and things people care about such as sports trophies werent taken to Whitworth Park but thrown in a skip which is really upsetting.
The place has been pulled down around these beautiful, valuable items that people have dear memories of.
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Animation of New Walk Centre demolition
Our contractors DSM Demolition have released an animated video of how the New Walk Centre demolition will happen. Our old home will disappear from Leicester #39;...
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DEMOLITION HAMMER - Aborticide (Album Track)
DEMOLITION HAMMER - Aborticide (Album Track). Taken from the album "Epidemic Of Violence". Century Media Records 2015.
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Granary Structure - Controlled Demolition, Inc.
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DECATUR It can start with something as simple as chipped paint, some fallen siding.
Moisture invades the weak spots, bringing with it the scourge of ants and termites. The roof begins to rot. The project becomes too overwhelming and expensive for the property owner, who may have already abandoned the house.
This is how some properties wind up on the city's demolition list, which currently numbers 137 properties.
The demolitions pose several problems. They're expensive, with the city calculating average demolition cost at $16,278. Vacant, dilapidated structures hurt neighborhoods and attract crime, while empty lots can lead to problems with weeds and illegal dumping. And they lower the community's property values, which is bad for every government body that depends on property taxes and every taxpayer who might have to pay higher rates as a result.
Catching those problems before they fester is part of the mission of the city's Neighborhood Inspections Division, which has undergone significant changes in the past year.
My argument was, unless it's a fire, explosion or implosion, every demo (demolition) case should have started out as a housing case, said Wendy Morthland, the city's corporation counsel. We should have caught that as early as possible to try and prevent it from being a demo case, because it's now costing us so much for demos. So, how do we back that train all the way up?
Morthland took charge of the division in June, when the Decatur City Council informally approved its move under the city's legal department. Since then, she said the department meets weekly to brainstorm issues related to code enforcement.
Several council members expressed concerns about the move because the legal department also prosecutes violations through the city's administrative court. At the time, former City Manager Ryan McCrady said he would report back on how it was working after six months. The council is slated for a study session to review the administrative court and hear residents' concerns in the coming weeks.
Neighborhood Inspections administrator Susan Kretsinger said the move has helped her and the four neighborhood standards officers feel less isolated. The division previously operated as part of development services, which also includes building inspections and neighborhood outreach.
It's the fact that (the inspectors) feel they have valuable input now, and that's really increased their productivity and their willingness to go the extra step, she said. We were like an island.
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Deterring demolition
Demolition crews were called off on Saturday due to hazardous weather conditions from the latest winter storm.
Officials say crews planned to close Battlefield Road at 65 in order to demolish the bridge.
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Springfield, Greene County
Due to extreme weather conditions and the safety of the traveling public and contractor crews, plans to CLOSE Battlefield Road at Route 65 and divert Route 65 traffic over the ramps at the interchange HAS BEEN POSTPONED!
Work to demolish the south half of the Battlefield Road bridge over Route 65 has been rescheduled for the weekend of March 8-9. Project information with live camera view
Prime Contractor: Hartman and Company, Inc., Springfield
Completion Date: September 2015
Total Project Cost: $12.5 million.
Partnership Project: City of Springfield, Greene County, Ozarks Transportation Organization, Jack Henry & Associates, Justice Jewelers and McLean Enterprises, Inc. RATE OUR WORK ZONE
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