Wrecking Corporation of America Awarded Contract for Preparation of Second Liberty Center Site in Ballston
Wrecking Corporation of America, which has helped pave the way for the future of the DC area through numerous high-profile demolition projects, has been awarded a $5 million contract for demolition and excavation services at the Liberty Center site in Arlington’s Ballston area.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 27, 2005 -- Wrecking Corporation of America,
which has helped pave the way for the future of the DC area through numerous
high-profile demolition projects, has been awarded a $5 million contract for
demolition and excavation services at the Liberty Center site in Arlington’s
Ballston area. The general contractor for the project is Clark Multi-Family
Builders LLC, an affiliate of Maryland-based Clark Construction Group; the
developer is Arlington-based Shooshan Company. Wrecking Corp. also handled the
demolition and excavation of the site of the current One Liberty Center
building.
Site preparation for the second Liberty Center project involves
demolition of 700,000 square feet of existing building, including two 14-story
towers and their foundations, plus a 3-level below-grade parking garage. The
project requires processing and removal of concrete debris to be recycled; 8,000
cubic yards of it will be crushed and used on site as backfill. In addition,
there are three phases of excavation, totaling 80,000 cubic yards of earth, to
facilitate the construction of three new buildings.
“A demolition job of
this size in an urban setting such as Ballston is always a challenge,” said
Terry Anderson, Wrecking Corp. EVP, “and public safety is our priority when
planning these kinds of projects. The towers will be demolished with a crane,
which is a cost-effective methodology we have used through out the Metro area.
When we performed the demolition of the tower on the first Liberty Center site a
couple of years ago, we held extensive meetings with Arlington County and our
client to coordinate traffic and pedestrian control, as well as work hours, to
bring the project to fruition. Due to that planning and the support of the
Arlington agencies, especially the police department, the building was razed
safely with minimum impact to the surrounding community.
“In addition to
the demolition on the second site, the excavation of about 80,000 cubic feet of
earth requires a lot of planning to stage the necessary trucks and equipment
without major traffic disruptions in the surrounding area. On the first Liberty
Center project, we excavated close to 76,000 cubic yards and went down about 60
feet below street grade. There were times we were moving more than 200 loads a
day off that site. In order to sustain that level of activity safely we employed
numerous flagmen and personnel dedicated to traffic control.”
Demolition
on the site, located at the intersection of Quincy Street and Wilson Boulevard,
is scheduled to begin in July and is slated for completion by October
2005
About Wrecking Corporation of America
Wrecking Corporation of
America took down its first downtown DC building 30 years ago. Headquartered in
Alexandria, VA, Wrecking Corp. has worked on a number of high-profile projects
downtown and in the surrounding metropolitan areas, including the George
Washington Hospital and the Former Washington Convention Center. Wrecking Corp.
specializes in the challenges of demolishing high-profile commercial projects
and cramped urban sites as well as sprawling multi-building complexes. For more
information, visit the Wrecking Corp. web site at www.wreckingcorp.com or
call 703.823.3850.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb254766.htm