Smokestack demolition delayed in Ohio.
The demolition of the smokestack at the former Hooven & Allison building has been delayed and the City of Xenia says it will no longer use explosives to bring it down.
The stack had been scheduled for demolition on Thursday. Workers had intended to use small explosives to demolish the smokestack because a wrecking ball would not have been practical considering potential damage to a nearby building. The city now plans, however, to demolish that building as well.
“Since Loewendick Demolition Contractors Inc., the demolition subcontractor, can easily bring in their crane and there is no concern with the stack falling on a building, it has been determined that we will use this more traditional method of demolition,” said Xenia Development Director Steve Brodsky. “Because the weather has delayed preparation work, the explosive demolition contractor would not have been available until late March, and this would have negatively impacted the rest of the project schedule.”
“There is a certain ‘cool’ factor to the explosive demolition, but in looking at public safety and convenience, cost and overall project management, the traditional crane and wrecking ball was the better choice,” Brodsky said.
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