Caltrans Delays Demolition of Massive Bay Bridge Pier

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The base of Pier E3 for the Bay Bridge's old eastern span. The structure, which extends to the bay floor and more than 200 feet beyond, is slated for demolition later this month. Photo courtesy of Caltrans

By Dan Brekke, KQED News Fix

There is nothing that says “party” quite like setting off high explosives and watching something big fall down.

If you dispute the truth of that observation, we enter as Exhibits A and B video of the demolition of Oakland’s Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in April 2011 and the dynamite-aided leveling of a 13-story building on the campus of Cal State East Bay in August 2013. 

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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