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[VIDEO] Workers Safely Dismantle Construction Crane Damaged by Hurricane Irma

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Shortly after the storm blew through Fort Lauderdale, crews working for Moss Construction began securing the damaged jib of the tower crane that had crumpled and fallen into the under construction Auberge Beach Residences and Spa.  No injuries or damage to the building was reported after the collapse.

It is yet to be determined what caused the collapse, as city officials said the cranes were rated for 145mph winds, but the top record wind speed was only around 100mph.

On September 13, Moss tweeted that the crane had been fully secured and there was no threat to any of the surrounding businesses, homes, and residents.

Later that week, the damaged jib was removed and safely lowered to the ground.  The workers were hoisted by basket from another crane and it appeared that they needed to unsecure the jib from the building and hook the section to the crane. Crane Spotters was there to capture the full process, which you can watch below:

Special thanks to Alex Barthet from The Lien Zone for sending the video our way!

As if the high winds and heavy rains weren’t enough of a safety hazard for the people of Florida, citizens who are staying in the area also need to be concerned about the dozens of tower cranes that are still erected throughout downtown.

New demolition videos are always fun to watch.  You know what’s even better, though?  A bunch of demolitions all at once.

While being prepared for demolition, the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs, Colorado unexpectedly collapsed to the railroad tracks below.  Thankfully, no injuries were reported, but the local police chief said that workers had to flee the scene once the bridge section started to fall.

Directional boring, or horizontal directional drilling, is a common method for installing underground pipe and conduits, among others.  Its main benefit is that it minimally disturbs the areas around where your pipe or cable needs to be installed.  Instead of cutting concrete, asphalt, or ripping up landscaping, the boring machine digs a tunnel underground and the installing material slides in after it’s complete. 

That’s what it’s SUPPOSED to do anyway.

Buildings are demolished all the time in order to make way for new construction.  The buildings that are demolished have usually lived out their useful life and are no longer functional.  Recently a demolition video resurfaced, which shows a 27 story building in China being imploded.  The strange thing is that, since it was finished in 1999, the building had never even been used.