June
9, 2006, Amsterdam, NY --
The
demolition of "Building 36" at
the former Mohasco Mills
industrial site is scheduled for
Saturday, June 10, at 9:00am.
The six story, 110,000 square
foot concrete structure will be
imploded by Bianchi Industrial
Services using carefully placed
charges which will bring the
building down in a matter of 15
seconds. In early May, Bianchi
imploded the plant’s 260-foot
smokestack.
The
health and safety of the
surrounding neighborhoods is the
top priority of both the City
and Bianchi. To assure the
safety of the area, persons will
not be permitted within a 500
foot radius of the blasting
location at the corner of Forest
Avenue and Lyons Street between
7-10am. In addition, the
following streets will be
closed:
-
Lyon Street, which will be
closed from Forest Avenue to
Locust Avenue
-
First Street, which will be
closed from Clizbe Avenue to
Forest Avenue;
-
Locust Avenue, which will be
closed from Lyon Street to
Lindsay Street;
-
Finlay Street, which will be
closed from Rockton Street
to Wilber Street;
-
Wilbur Street, which will be
closed from Lindsay Street
to Lyon Street;
-
Forest Avenue, which will be
closed from Second Street to
Lyon Street; and
-
Lakeside Avenue, which will
be closed from Clizbe Avenue
to Forest Avenue
The
Mohasco Mills environmental
restoration is being funded by a
State Assistance Brownfields
Grant provided under NYSDEC’s
Environmental Restoration
Program, and the City of
Amsterdam. The Environmental
Restoration Program provides
funding to municipalities to
clean up and redevelop abandoned
and underused urban properties
where former industrial
operations may have resulted in
environmental contamination and
blight. Final site remediation
and restoration will create
several acres of public access
green space along the North
Chuctanunga Creek in this mixed
residential and industrial
neighborhood.
Originally established in 1950
as a local demolition company,
Bianchi Industrial Services
remains a family-owned business
with national reach, providing a
full range of environmental
abatement and whole-building
recycling services to clients in
nearly 20 states. Bianchi has
worked nationwide on large
projects for chemical and
pharmaceutical manufacturers,
power and cogeneration
facilities, paper plants,
aerospace facilities,
warehouses, schools, retail
locations, sporting arenas and
hospitals. Bianchi maintains one
of the best safety records in
the industry. |
