Potential demolition delay next year
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CUMBERLAND The razing of two former hospitals grows nearer, as finishing touches to prepare the former Sacred Heart and Memorial buildings for demolition come to a close.

It was announced Tuesday during a meeting of the Allegany County Board of Education that both asbestos removal and mold remediation efforts had been completed at the former Sacred Heart Hospital.

Contractors are now removing non-asbestos flooring at the (former Sacred Heart Hospital) site, said Vince Montana, director of facilties for the board of education.

A meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday to update neighbors on the upcoming demolition process at the former Sacred Heart site as preparations in the form of asbestos removal continue at the former Memorial Hospital site.

The physical dismantling of both hospitals is expected to begin early next year.

A public meeting designed for Haystack Mountain residents who live in the vicinity of the former Sacred Heart hospital has been scheduled for Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Allegany High School auditorium.

Its an informational meeting. We want to let folks know what to expect up there, said Montana.

The buildings making up the former Sacred Heart complex are being razed to allow for the construction of the new $40 million Allegany High School.

Officials say the meeting on the former Sacred Heart demolition will focus on traffic flow and other possible changes in the neighborhood stemming from the demolition project.

Education officials, community development staff with the city, civil engineers with SPECS Inc. of Cumberland and officials from Grimm & Parker, the Calverton based architectural firm designing the new Allegany High, are expected to take questions at the meeting.

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Demolition starts at 48 million interchange site

12:00am Saturday 14th December 2013 in News By Elaine O'Flynn, politics reporter

DEMOLITION work has started on the site of Boltons new 48 million transport interchange.

Work began after pre-demolition measures such as utility disconnections were completed at properties in Newport Street, Great Moor Street and Johnson Street while archaeological studies were also concluded in the area.

Leader of Bolton Council Cllr Cliff Morris said: This is another milestone in the transformation of Bolton town centre. This marks the beginning of physical work on a new, up-to-date transport facility for commuters.

Were working hard to keep our town centre development programme moving and the transport interchange is a key part of our strategy.

The project is being funded through the Greater Manchester Transport Fund and will support the councils town centre transport strategy.

It includes a cycle hub as part of a Greater Manchester wide cycling initiative.

The interchange project will see a new bus station built opposite the current train station in Trinity Street with the two facilities linked by an enclosed pedestrian footbridge.

The archaeological investigation uncovered possible remains of Boltons industrial past, including foundations and footings from the old buildings.

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Construction crews are makingprogress in the demolition of the Audubon Elementary School in Rock Island.

Despite freezing temperatures this week, Valley Construction of Rock Island has demolished the northwest corner of the building and a section facing to the south, a task that began Monday.

By Friday, much of the back of the school had been turned into piles of brick, mortar and rubble.

The front of the building facing 18th Avenue had not been touched by Friday afternoon. The tall chimney also appeared untouched.

Crews anticipate that the demolition will last between five and six weeks, said Holly Sparkman, spokeswoman for the Rock Island-Milan School District.

Sparkman said the district has fielded frequent calls this week from people wanting scrap materials and bricks from the buildings.

Crews are setting aside piles of bricks for the community; Sparkman did not know when those may be available.

Sparkman said earlier this week that there was a concern that the cold weather would make it difficult for crews to spray the building with water to cut down on dust.

Crews have been able to keep the dust at bay, however, which was helped earlier this week by snow flurries, she said.

The district plans to sell the land at 2601 18th Ave. once the building is torn down.

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Last updated at 11:05, Saturday, 14 December 2013

Bulldozers could be poised to flatten Carlisles former Lonsdale Cinema with councillors recommended to approve it next week.

The Lonsdale

They are being told they should allow luxury apartments to be built in the derelict buildings place as part of the neighbouring Halston hotel, creating a complex which could accommodate 400 people.

Proposals will go before Carlisle City Councils development control panel on Friday.

Each, planning officials say, will make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the area.

A report starkly sets out the deteriorating state of the building and that demolition is the only financially viable option for its future.

Councillors will be told there are some who still think the 1930s art-deco structure should be saved because of its importance, arguing it could be used to stage large theatrical performances and film screenings.

But case officer Richard Maunsell states in his report: There is little worthy of preservation other than the memories and historical part that the building has played in the citys history.

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A building in an old port maintenance yard is demolished Thursday to make way for a new six-lane bridge at the Port of Long Beach as part of the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times / December 12, 2013)

December 12, 2013, 6:19 p.m.

Several aging buildings came tumbling down Thursday on Terminal Island in the first of weeks of demolition work that will make way for a new, massive bridge at the Port of Long Beach.

The buildings, part of an old port maintenance yard build in the 1970s, were reduced to rubble by giant bulldozers. Port staff moved into a new maintenance building next to the port administration center last month.

Crews will continue to work for several weeks to level some 22 buildings that lie directly in the path of the new six-lane, 200-foot-high span that will connect the port and downtown Long Beach.

The old bridge, which has been known to have concrete chunks fall from its underbelly and is too low for many ships to navigate, is in desperate need of replacement.

The work is beginning as port crews continue to excavate a messy underground maze of retired oil wells and utilities in the bridges footprint, a process that has taken more than two years and fueled cost overruns on the $1.3 billion project.

The demolition phase, however, is proceeding on schedule, said port spokesman John Pope.

Theyre taking their giant Tonka toys and moving on down pretty fast, Pope said. Its a nice time to wrap up the year with this kind of work and look forward to whats coming.

The replacement bridge, which hasnt yet been named, is expected to open in 2016.

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Barely 48 hours after some residents along the Sango-Ijoko-Akute-Alagbole-Ojodu Road staged a demonstration against the planned further demolition of structures in the area by the state government, some other people of the area on Thursday carried out a counter-protest.

The counter-protesters, including those claiming to be the original inhabitants of the area, scores of market men and women, members of some unions and other interest groups, declared their support for the ongoing expansion of the road by the Ibikunle Amosun-led administration in the state.

The state government had on Wednesday in a statement shelved its earlier plans to further extend the initial limit of the road and demolish houses and shops by additional eight metres following Tuesdays protest.

But the indigenes disowned those involved in the Tuesday protest, saying they were not residents of the area.

Bearing placards with various inscriptions such as, We are authentic indigenes of Sango-Ijoko, we support Amosun, Amosun more

blessing; more grace, and Sango community is for Amosun, the protesters chanted various solidarity songs.

Addressing the protesters, the Babaloja of Sango, Sakiru Olasege, said traders in the area were in support of the planned further demolition.

Olasege added that the expansion of the road was long overdue, saying, We appreciate the governor for giving us this type of development that we have been waiting for since 10 years ago. That is why we are here to counter the previous information given to the government on Tuesday.

The Iyaloja of Sango, Alhaja Saudat Balogun, urged the government to go ahead with the further demolition if necessary.

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