Well, it seems like no car is safe around a construction site these days. In recent videos we’ve shared, we’ve seen two cars get destroyed for blocking a construction exit by an angry wheel loader operator and another car destroyed by a falling wall of a building being demolished. Today, there’s this video of a skid steer operator picking up a legally parked SUV and moving it out of the way, for some reason.
The owner, Thomas Nahrwal, was understandably shocked when he saw his newly purchased SUV was somehow now on the sidewalk next to where he parked it and started searching around for clues. Luckily for him, that neighbor was able to track them down and show them the video so they knew who was responsible. In all, estimates of the damage to the bumper and the undercarriage of the vehicle have reached $2,600. The developer of the site was contacted and they intend to take care of the damages. The subcontractor that was responsible has also reportedly been “reprimanded.”
Contractors have been working on a $2 billion redevelopment of the old Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, NY for months already, as it’s being turned into housing units, offices, and shops. The old factory was an insanely cool looking building and Architect magazine shared pictures of it before the redevelopment started, which you can see here.
Thanks to Alex Barthet from The Lien Zone for sharing this video with us.
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On Tuesday morning, February 23, the Syracuse Fire Department responded to a call about a collapsed crane on a construction site near the university. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.