Altbridge Park Tower Blocks

This project comprised asbestos removal and demolition of 3 blocks of 16-17 storey blocks of flats in a residential area, immediately adjacent to the A580 East Lancashire Road.

Main Points:
  • The tower blocks were of steel framed construction, arranged around a central insitu reinforced concrete lift / stair core that provided overall stability. The floor slabs were of insitu concrete, poured over ‘holorib’ type metal decking, which acted as both permanent shuttering and reinforcement.
  • One block was close to the adjacent housing estate access road, and we therefore arranged for a partial road closure to increase demolition safety buffer zone. This allowed us to use an ultra long reach excavator to demolish the whole block.
The project included:
  • Liaison with statutory undertakers to arrange / coordinate removal of gas, water and electrical services (including substation within tower block).
  • Liaison with local residents.
  • Safe removal & disposal of asbestos materials.
  • Strip out of lift shafts to allow use as debris chutes.
  • Soft strip of buildings to strip it back to bare concrete / brickwork, thereby simplifying following recycling operations.
  • Demolition of all structures to ground level using ultralong reach demolition methods.
  • Clearance and recycling of debris arising.
  • Excavation of foundations and pilecaps to depth of 2.5 metres.
  • Backfilling and re-grading of site on completion.
  • Finishing site with topsoil.
  • Recycling rate for project = 96%

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