TERRE HAUTE Demolition of Indiana State Universitys Statesman Towers is expected to begin late this year or early next year, according to university officials.

The entire project cost, including relocation of utilities, salvage work, abatement work and actual demolition, will cost about $4 million, said Bryan Duncan, ISUs director of capital planning and improvements.

The $4 million pricetag will be funded through residence hall reserves and university facility reserves, said Diann McKee, ISU vice president for business affairs.

The two, 15-story structures, formerly used as residence halls and later as academic buildings, together have 320,000 square feet of space. They are located between Eighth and Ninth streets on the northeast part of campus, between Sycamore and Spruce streets.

Next week, the ISU Board of Trustees will be asked to approve a firm for architectural and engineering services and preparation of construction documents for the bidding process.

ISU also must secure necessary state approvals for the project because of its cost.

Once the project is bid and state approvals are in hand, McKee needs board approval to enable her to sign a contract with a demolition contractor.

She doesnt anticipate the project will be bid until late fall.

The massive project is going through a design process similar to what would occur for a new building, Duncan said.

ISU has already begun working with Schmidt and Associates to determine the best, safest and most cost-effective way to demolish the towers, whether through implosion or crane and wrecking ball, according to Duncan and McKee.

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Demolition of fire-hit Selby leisure centre is confirmed

10:53am Saturday 16th February 2013 in Selby & Tadcaster

Plans to demolish and rebuild Selbys Abbey Leisure Centre have been confirmed, and demolition is to start this week.

Selby District Council has confirmed it has asked Sport England to contribute 2 million towards the costs of the replacement centre, almost exactly a year since the original centre was gutted by fire.

Since the centre was destroyed, services have been provided at the new Profiles gym in the town, but following the demolition, it is planned that an improved leisure centre will be built in the next two years.

Council leader Mark Crane, said: We know the loss of the swimming facilities has been particularly difficult for our residents and we want them to see that progress is being made and we will deliver brand new first-class leisure facilities for the district. The new leisure centre will be better suited to peoples needs.

Councillors have been out and about talking to residents at Community Engagement Forums and other venues to let them know how the work is progressing and ensure that the facilities match what is needed.

The new centre will include state-of-the-art equipment, a larger gym, health and fitness suite, a multi purpose activity hall, fitness studio and a new outdoor all-weather sports pitch. The new centre will also feature a new 25-metre, six-lane swimming pool.

Plans seen by The Press last year suggested the redevelopment of the site could cost as much as 9 million in total, but Coun Crane said the new facilities would benefit the community.

He said: The start of the demolition work is the first step on the road to delivering fantastic new facilities for our residents.

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The U.S. 281 bridge in Marble Falls is set for demolition in a few weeks. And because the Lower Colorado River Authority granted a waiver to its ban on using explosives in the Colorado River, taking down the bridge likely will be a noisy affair.

The waiver is good only between March 17 and April 8, according to a letter Thursday to the Texas Department of Transportation from Don Brent, the authoritys public safety chief. The waiver is contingent, Brent wrote, on TxDOT by March 7 notifying the authority and other government agencies of its demolition plans and on the demolition contractor getting a permit from the state fire marshall.

The demolition requires written authorization as well from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, a document that would include recommendations for minimizing the demolitions effect on wildlife, department spokeswoman Lydia Saldana said. Assuming TxDOT gives the wildlife department information needed to formulate those suggestions, we anticipate approving it, Saldana said.

Although a specific date has not been set, TxDOT plans to do the initial, primary blast between March 17 and 23, said Kelli Reyna, spokeswoman for TxDOTs Austin district.

TxDOT had asked for the waiver so that its contractor, Archer Western, could explosively destroy the 80-year-old, 950-foot-long bridge over Lake Marble Falls. TxDOT has already built a new northbound bridge alongside the old two-way bridge, and diverted traffic in both directions onto the new bridge pending completion of a southbound bridge.

The river authority granted the waiver, spokeswoman Clara Tuma said, because TxDOT satisfied our concerns about lake safety. The lake area by the bridge will be closed for several hours before, during and after the initial blasting operations.

The authority will open that section to boating only after debris has been fished from the lake and officials are satisfied that use of the lake is safe, Tuma said.

Workers have begun to remove lighting and guardrails, and should start next week taking off the concrete and asphalt bridge deck and part of the old bridges substructure in preparation for the initial demolition. Reyna said there could one or more minor demolition blasts to follow during the waiver period.

Archer Western will build the new bridge for the southbound lanes. The $30 million project will leave the two bridges with four lanes as was the case with the old bridge but the new bridge will have with wider sidewalks and ample shoulder lanes. It should be complete in late 2014.

This part of the Colorado River has been the site of a large blast before. The LCRA in 1951 explosively demolished an old dam just upstream of U.S. 281, an event that drew reporters from across the state and a crowd of as many as 15,000 people. To see a short film about that event, go to http://www.lcra.org/featurestory/2011/oldmarblefallsdamdemo.html.

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Published 2:00am Saturday, February 16, 2013

Bulldozers and workers began demolition of buildings this week along a section of Belleville Avenue, scooping up brick and mortar along with the memories of many area residents. The first building to go housed The Fair Store, which offered goods to many area residents for decades. The building would later be home to Wheels and Thrills Roller Rink, which stood as a gathering place for children, teens and adults for many years. Jerry Kelley Sr., Bank of Brewton president, said the property has been owned by the bank for about five years and is being cleared in preparation for better use. Those buildings have been vacant for some time, Kelley said. Our plans right now are to clear the area down to the property owned by the Gordy family and create a parking lot there. There may be other plans in the future for the space. Even as the dozers began removing the rubble created by the demolition work, residents began sharing their memories of the businesses that formerly occupied the space on the corner of the street. Christine Poe remembered shopping experiences at The Fair Store Back in the 70s shopping at The Fair Store was more exciting than attending a State or County Fair, Poe said. Each customer was treated like a VIP. All one had to do was tell the clerk what one was looking for and she would make selections, bring each to the dressing room, and let the customer make her own selection with no sales pressure. If it was a gift one was buying, it would be gift wrapped free. And my daughters loved it because they could always find the newest Hang Ten clothing. I wish I had a Fair Store at which to shop now. Other memories of The Fair Store included building signage as well as the customer service offered by the staff. I remember when they had the big golden mother goose egg on the side of the building, Gloria Jerkins said. I used to shop in there with my mom and I remember hiding under a clothes rack once and when my mom found me, lets just say it wasnt pretty. Faye Hicks said the time may have come to take down the building to improve the area. When I think of the Fair Store my mind immediately goes to Buford Lowery and Charlie Thompson, Hicks said. Another piece of my childhood gone, but I will admit that it had become an eyesore and danger. It was time. Following the demise of The Fair Store, a skating rink opened in the location after renovations and improvements were made on the building. For many years, many children and teens made Wheels and Thrills Roller Rink their weekend home-away-from-home. Connie Otts Campbell, whos family owned and rank the skating rink, remembered the era of the business with fondness. I am sad that the building is being torn down, Campbell said. We have many, many memories from Wheels and Thrills. So many grew up there, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Lisa Fay said the people who worked and played there have given her plenty of good memories. I remember going every weekend to skate there, Fay said. Mike Otts would get my skates for me without asking my size because hed remember what size I wore because I was always there. He was so sweet. I also loved to watch Ludon Simmons skate. I used to tell him he needed to go pro. Lots and lots of memories there. The Fair Store closed in the location sometime in the mid-1970s according to some sources. Wheels and Thrills Roller Rink remained an active hang-out for area residents for nearly a decade following the closing of the store. Demolition on the location to include several former retail sites will continue over the coming weeks, officials said.

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