Hurdman's Bridge Demolition WOW - Priestly Demolition

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Published 2017-01-05

A massive infrastructure project is underway in the Nations capital, and the Hurdman's Bridge (spanning the Rideau River) poses some unique environmental and logistical challenges for the team. This demolition will be tackled in two phases, allowing this important artery to remain open during construction and demolition.

See how PDI is able to tackle this complex project in the winter, on a tight timeline, while protecting both the highly sensitive waterway and fibre optics cables that bring both phone and internet to the citizens of Ottawa.

All Comments (21)

@Gooftroopwrld911 1 year ago

This is the best demo company in canada hands down!!!
@tracer740 5 years ago

YIKES! The tension and awe which I've experienced in viewing this video has exceeded anything I've ever known. It has also been a tremendously interesting learning experience!
@davidratliff5282 5 years ago

Awesome time-lapse!! Great video.
@vincentdube23 2 years ago

Very talented and skillful team.im very amazed by the way you guys remove bridges and buildings.
@soyounoat2814 5 years ago

Traveling by road in Canada I was impressed that roads remain open to traffic during even heavy reconstruction. Here in the US state of Washington, the DOT routinely closes main routes completely with little regard for the ill effects.
@thomream1888 5 years ago

9:58 - Ya can't get all rammy... lol!!!!! Enjoyed the creativity for overcoming the issues.
@ibelieveyou2066 5 years ago

SPMT,Self Propelled Modular Transport.A flat deck,with many wheels,each 'unit'has its own engine,many 'units' can be put together.Depending on the weight of the load.
@juniorthafool6735 1 year ago

Those workers seem to trust the rigging very well
@rogerhazen3664 4 years ago

i LOVE when they do rapid replacement bridges. It is so cool and makes way more sense than typical bridge building... well actually bridge replacing.. Building another bridge right next to the old one and then moving it in place and quickly demo'ing the old bridge should be done on damn near every interstate bridge ever. The raising of the Bayonne bridge is a smiliar instance, except they just needed to raise the road deck... but had to completely replace the ramps onto the bridge while not stopping traffic. Look up BAYONNE Bridge raising deck if you like this video !
@bobdevries4028 5 years ago

Impressive. Very impressive!
@tpep1693 1 year ago

Cool as a cucumber, it only goes as fast as it goes, that's that!
@stashu5242 5 years ago

Huge accomplishment P.D.I.
@jimsvideos7201 2 years ago

Nice bit of work.
@Toffy93 7 years ago

Neat stuff, I enjoy watching your guys work whenever I can find them. What kind of attachment is on that PC600, Atlas Copco CC 5000?
@LaggyWizard 5 years ago

good work guys. personally i liked the way this video was made. if it was a straight video of the demo with out a sense of drama i probly would have fallen asleep. besides in a scenario like this if you dont meet your deadline you could be looking at massive financial losses. so personally i feel the dramatic music fit nicely. but again just mho.
@TheManLab7 3 years ago

When it comes to the fiber, the repair is the cheap part. But what it's used for if it does go down will cost $100,000's an hour and that's excluding normal banking. If it's trading, then the price will be a factor only the companies know.
@TheSoloAsylum 5 years ago

This guy sounds like the guy from the Ron and Ron show
@kikoeta 2 years ago

I know it was most likely unintentional, but thank you for archiving the graffiti that was on this bridge. It's a part of history and (most) of the artists put their time, effort, and money into doing it where it normally wouldn't be seen. Very nicely done.
@geebee7529 3 years ago

It’s funny how the same video production company also does videos for PDI’s competitor lol.
@nlo114 5 years ago

The video is great, but why do they let idiots put all this dramatic music and 'deeply-serious-concerned' commentary over it? It does Priestly Demolition no favours, just makes the company look like a bunch of drama-queens.