Upper ring of Detroit stadium may be imploded ahead of demolition works.
A portion of the Pontiac Silverdome may be imploded as part of the process to bring down the dilapidated and long-vacant former home of the Detroit Lions.
The empty stadium’s long-awaited demolition could start before year’s end and kick off with a celebration featuring a minor implosion, Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman said Friday.
“There is going to be an implosion — a small implosion,” Waterman said. “The implosion won’t take down the entire structure, the mayor said, and the bulk of the demolition would be done with hydraulic excavators over several months. The demolition crews will take down the structure “from the inside out.”
Detroit-based contractor Adamo Group has been under private contract for the demolition work with the Silverdome’s owner, Triple Investment Group. A company representative could not be reached Friday.
Demolition of the Detroit Lions’ former home was mandated earlier this year by a judgment in 50th District Court in a nuisance-abatement case brought by the city against Triple Investment.
Waterman said the implosion will have to wait until Adamo finishes blowing up the Georgia Dome, former home of the Atlanta Falcons, in an implosion set for Nov. 20. The mayor is hopeful the Silverdome explosion can happen before year’s end.
“We need to wait for them to do that,” she said.
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