Behind the scenes of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition

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5 жыл бұрын

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is disappearing from Seattle’s waterfront skyline. Demolishing a major highway in the middle of a major city is a large and challenging undertaking, one of the toughest jobs these seasoned demolition crews have ever experienced. This video takes you inside the work zone for a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s really like to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

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@3618499 4 жыл бұрын

" HATS OFF TO WDOT!.....I'm not even a Washingtonian but I love your videos. Regardless, I marvel at the precision removal and efficiency this state's transportation department did accomplishing such a herculean task within a bustling major city. "

@Edward_T_Martin 5 жыл бұрын

I left Seattle right before the viaduct started coming down. Unbelievable the difference in the view. Looks like a entirely different city.

@0629csw 3 жыл бұрын

I am really impressed.

@whitnuld 5 жыл бұрын

Coolest video I've seen in a while. Thanks so much for sharing - and thanks to the workers for taking on such challenging work.

@sandrauriarte7370 5 жыл бұрын

Yea! FERMA you guys are the best company from the bay area. and juanito is the best operator no doubt ese es mijo.

@Lalfy 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I would love to watch a longer cut of deconstruction footage.

@whistlingrock3157 Жыл бұрын

I miss doing that job! I worked 6- 14 hour days for 8 months

@LeslieJohnsonMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing that viewpoint.

@bellgab 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to see the progress. Remember the 1989 Loma Prieta quake. The Cypress St. viaduct was of the same design.

@hebneh 5 жыл бұрын

Now, when Seattle’s “Big One” eventually occurs, at the very least the collapse of this two-level structure will not happen, because it’ll be gone.

@DirtFlyer 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly bellgab. And the Alaskan Way viaduct was damaged substantially during the Nisqually Earthquake in 2003 already. That's why every time I drove on it I went as quickly as I safely could so I could get the hell off of it.

@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006 4 жыл бұрын

Good job wsdot

@JackieBaisa 5 жыл бұрын

Super cool! Thanks for sharing. This is such an interesting project.

@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Жыл бұрын

San Francisco's Embarcadero freeway was just as horrible - once it was demo'd, it made the waterfront so much nicer.

@pepino735 4 жыл бұрын

"Maybe I'm Amazed"...Beautiful!

@TheCloakedTiger 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! It looks so different now!

@lovemykids 4 жыл бұрын

Good job. Excellent work. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

@jec0435 5 жыл бұрын

99% recycled! Great job!

@bigwheelsturning 5 жыл бұрын

The Viaduct "was" the best view in town. Will miss it.

@howardwells9002 4 жыл бұрын

bigwheelsturning yeah, I loved distr@cted driving too

@dave3216 5 жыл бұрын

That was awesome.

@surebrah 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Showed a little piece of all phases. Obviously unrealistic, but I would be interested in everyone's salary. That's a "ton" of responsibility.

@thomasthompson6378 4 жыл бұрын

My family drove on the viaduct as soon as it opened; I was six years old and found the whole experience quite exciting. It's sad to see it demolished, but I guess it was time.

@DirtFlyer 4 жыл бұрын

It was definitely time, since it likely would have collapsed in the next earthquake.

@jasonusborne8629 5 жыл бұрын

Respect.

@zanelindsay1267 7 күн бұрын

Decades ago it was considered progress to build double-deck freeways through cities to expedite increasing traffic. Now it's progress to tear them down. Ironic. San Francisco did well to remove the similarly constructed Embarcadero Freeway from their waterfront area.

@pinter75 4 жыл бұрын

Would have been pretty cool to turn it into housing, with some retail. Looked big enough!

@bisharoomar4726 Жыл бұрын

Alaskan viaduct new bridge

@TheCloakedTiger 4 жыл бұрын

The sun! It burns!!!

@Menelik.videos 4 жыл бұрын

lol

@modelcitizen2028 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@Menelik.videos 4 жыл бұрын

So cool! But I don't understand why they filled up the Battery tunnel. They could have used it for a bunch of things such as storage or a huge party lounge lol

@wsdot 4 жыл бұрын

The Battery Street tunnel was also old and seismically vulnerable and any upgrades to it would have been extremely expensive: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/battery

@howardwells9002 4 жыл бұрын

Menelik Z another estimated $300 million to make it safe for other uses.

@bjrubble 5 жыл бұрын

Most 3-year olds I know would want to watch this video forever

@ke6gwf 5 жыл бұрын

3 year olds of all ages ;)

@nikolatesla5553 5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching the demolition intently on the WSDOT cameras and for the most part the progress has been steady and has proceeded at a good pace. That is with the exception of the Northern end which the South of Bell Street camera has been pointed at. There, they seemed to be milking the job. C'mon guys. Get it done.

@solarbirdyz 5 жыл бұрын

They have extremely limited working hours up there. Like, for a lot of the job, it's literally been (iirc) an 11pm Saturday-5am Sunday window for actual demo work, and that's because of the railroad and track use schedules. They can do prep work at all times, but actual bringing things down has been a _really_ narrow time slot.

@puffumac682 5 жыл бұрын

How old was this Construction?

@french1956 4 жыл бұрын

1950

@jameswood170 5 жыл бұрын

How do you apply? Been in that business for 30 years!

@garythesquidsquid7779 5 жыл бұрын

Then you should know how to get the job by now

@Menelik.videos 4 жыл бұрын

Are you being sarcastic? I gave you a thumbs up.

@Chr.U.Cas2216 4 жыл бұрын

👍👌👏

@wileysifford2638 5 жыл бұрын

That’s in Seattle

@stevegardner221 2 жыл бұрын

This was a big mistake waste of everything only in Washington, failure in infrastructure has always been a problem with building especially Seattle, through it together.

@lfcbraga 5 жыл бұрын

we did it here in Brazil but stole the steel beams hahahahahaha

@carsongbaker 4 жыл бұрын

"All the concrete is being recycled... We put the concrete back in the tunnel" Wait what that doesn't count as recycled You could have filled the tunnel with dirt

@MeanderingMikesManCave 4 жыл бұрын

You don't want just dirt as the base of the tunnel floor, because is would be more subject to erosion and potentially undermine the tunnel.

@alaskanprincess9386 4 жыл бұрын

And done WHAT with the concrete?? Clearly you don't understand what 'recycling' is ...

@backupcoolm3n 4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention dirt has nutrient properties, and simply throwing it away into underground pergatory does nothing to help anyone. Avoiding the mass transportation of this "waste" concrete to far away recycling facilities or disposal facilities certainly constitutes recycling. Furthermore, concrete is not an easily recyclable material. In fact, I believe it consumes more energy to recycle concrete than to simply create new concrete. The materials used to make concrete are highly plentiful, so no need to actually recycle it. Simply reusing its rubble for constructive purposes is by all means "recycling".

@kenthoward3378 5 жыл бұрын

These guys operate more efficiently than Seattle's own City Council! But how many marginalized people do they employ??? Hmmmmm?????

@garythesquidsquid7779 5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by marginalized...

@alaskanprincess9386 4 жыл бұрын

Your comment makes NO SENSE.

@farwest571 3 жыл бұрын

You are a fool....with as much paperwork and testing to even get on that jobsight...the scenario your trying to portray is non-existent...evaluate your life choices and adjust your mental constraints to achieve a more insightful perspective of day to day life...I wish you luck