Implosive demolition takes place at US power plant

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

14 August 2023

Specialist contractor Bierlein has carried out a controlled implosion at the James DeYoung Power Plant (JDY) - situated to the northeast of Chicago in Michigan, United States, taking down one of the plant’s ageing, main structures.

The implosive demolition took place on Thursday 10 August and was watched by hundreds of local residents, including a number on boats that had gathered on the nearby Macatawa River.

It was the latest phase of a multi-year process that started when the coal-fired plant was shut down in 2017,…

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