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[VIDEO] Watch Hundreds of Construction Vehicles Team Up to Lay Asphalt on a Russian Street

October 7, 2016 Shane Hedmond

It’s not often that a gigantic pack of construction vehicles are seen on the same site together, been when they do, it’s pretty memorizing. Some of our favorite construction videos of all time involve more machines than you would think could fit in one space, like this 10 hour demolition of a Canadian Overpass or this video of 116 excavators working side-by-side in China. Very few jobsites have the luxury of throwing a bunch of machines and labor on a project, but, if performed correctly, it can get a job done pretty quickly.

[VIDEO] Construction of the New Highest Bridge in the World

October 6, 2016 Shane Hedmond

China builds infrastructure…and some of the world’s most impressive infrastructure, at that. While the United States’ latest grade for bridges, roads, and other transportation systems was a D+, China keeps plugging away on upgrades and new construction. Some scholars have started to question China’s spending on infrastructure, some going as far to say that it’s forcing itself into financial ruin, but, as of right now, there are no signs of slowing down.

360 Degree Video Captures What It’s Like to Work on Top of a 500’ Tall Bridge

October 5, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Just because construction work happens every day, doesn’t make it any less thrilling of a job. Some people like to climb mountains, others like to climb building that are under construction and bridges that need maintained. Some people don’t like looking over balconies a few stories off the ground, yet many times construction and maintenance workers have to actually do work while dangling 500 feet up in the air.

Brazilian Construction Workers Find 33 Foot Long Anaconda on Job Site

September 28, 2016 Shane Hedmond

There are people who spend their lives searching for Big Foot or the Lock Ness Monster, but sometimes humans only find legends when they’re not specifically looking for them. Reports have surfaced this week of a construction crew in Altamira, Para in Brazil which has apparently found the largest snake in history on their job site.

New Report Determines Why 2015 Implosion of 2 High Rises Failed

September 20, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Last year, we shared a video of 6 Scottish high rise buildings that were imploded simultaneously, which was one of our favorite demolition videos of 2015. The problem, however, was that only 4 of them actually fell completely, causing delays as crews had to use high reach machinery to complete the job.

Video Shows Construction Process of World’s Highest and Longest Glass Bridge

September 19, 2016 Shane Hedmond

The final product of record breaking structures get a lot of publicity, but what the public doesn’t see is the years of hard work that went into breaking that record. Construction workers are the unsung heroes projects, rarely getting the recognition that they deserve. Last week, we showed you the amazing footage of the tallest and longest glass bridge, which is a 1410 foot long (430m) and 984 foot tall (300m) fear inducing tourist attraction in China’s Avatar Mountains.

Watch Some Amazing Footage of Britain’s Tallest Concrete Demolition Ever

September 16, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Chimney stacks once lined many city skylines across America and Europe and became extremely popular during the 1800’s Industrial Revolution, which began the shift from hand made products to machine made. Also known as flue-gas stacks, the chimneys are used as an exhaust method for industrial furnaces, steam boilers, and other similar heat and smoke producers. The concept of the flue-gas stack was developed in the mid-1600s, before the concept expanded some 200 years later.

Watch 116 Excavators Work Side by Side to Demolish a 1,640 foot long Overpass Overnight

September 13, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Construction Junkie’s motto is that it’s not a party unless you gather up 115 of your closest friends and their excavators and wreak some havoc on a bused old highway overpass. Apparently, some people in China know how to party.

[VIDEO] Thrill Seekers Are Climbing Construction Cranes; What Can Contractors Do?

September 8, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Cranes are not only an extremely useful piece of equipment, but they’re also extremely dangerous if something goes wrong. Each year, there are several crane collapses and other crane related accidents that claim lives. Having said that, the last thing contractors need is for adrenaline seekers to start climbing and playing around on their cranes. The problem is, it’s already happening.

[Timelapse] Watch 3 Years’ Worth of Progress on the New NY Bridge

August 29, 2016 Shane Hedmond

3.1 miles of bridge does not equal 3.1 miles of on grade highway. In fact, it’s not even close. In order to build the n ew New York Bridge, which is replacing the existing Tappan Zee bridge that crosses the Hudson River, 14 miles of main span cables, 50 miles of foundation pilings, 300 thousand cubic yards of concrete, and 220 million pounds of steel are needed to complete the structure. Oh, it’s also going to take another 2 years to build, on top of the 3 they’ve already been working on it.

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