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August 15, 2008 – 9 a.m.
P145650
Mall roof, old concrete, to get another ‘life’
Wood and other materials from the Downtown Mall are coming down quickly, but they’re not going away forever. As much as 90 percent of the demolition material is being recycled – some in quite creative ways.
J.B. Excavating of Redding is making good progress on the roof removal and should have all of it off by the end of next week, according to Randy Luft, City of Redding resident engineer for the project. Much of that wood is being temporarily stored on a vacant lot at Shasta and Market streets, which is being used as a “sorting facility” for the next few weeks.
“Very little of the material is going to the landfill. It’s going to postconsumer uses,” Luft said. “The City is making a great push to keep this material out of the waste stream.”
The City’s contract with J.B. Excavating called for a specific amount of recycling, particularly for materials such as concrete. The contractor has taken that further, recycling even more, Luft said.
Among the examples:
Large laminated beams and timbers from the roof will be used for other construction projects.
Less-usable decking and plywood will be sent to Shasta Wheelabrator, a cogeneration plant in Anderson, where it will be used to produce electricity. And other wood will be ground into garden mulch by a local entrepreneur. In all, 90 percent of the wood will be recycled.
Steel materials, such as piping, will be dispatched to a local metal recycling yard, as will such things as copper wiring.
Concrete removed from the floor of the Mall will be crushed at a local company and reused in other building applications, such as for aggregate products. Drainage pipes, trees and tree rings will be installed and new paving put down, Luft said.
This is the second phase of the roof-removal project, fully opening the Downtown shopping district for the first time since 1975. The $1,730,500 million project is expected to be complete by the end of this year.
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