Great idea for the metal ramps vs dumping onto the roadways like done so many times here in the States...Great job!
@andrewc82003 жыл бұрын
Cool to watch. Y'all did it so quick and efficiently, companies down here in the states would take 5yrs to do the same
@tinkermouse-scottrussell37383 жыл бұрын
Awesome team effort, your biggest asset is your workers. Thank You for taking the time to share this project with us. Play safe from Elliot Lake Ontario. Canada.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear from you in Elliott Lake.
@SJR_Media_Group3 жыл бұрын
Love their work ethic, do whatever it takes to Safely get it done on time and on budget. Giant projects requires giant commitment from Demolition Contractor. Priestly is amazing.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steven
@-First-Last2 жыл бұрын
Why are you kissing their rear ???
@SJR_Media_Group2 жыл бұрын
@@-First-Last LOL - all part of a bigger plan. Sometimes Satire can get through when facts and data can't. I seem to attract people with far different views. This post is one of about a half dozen others that still bring out 'different' points of view. UFO's, Urban Legends, Flat Earth, Religion, Politics, Mega Projects, Cultures, are topics that one must tread lightly. ET and Bigfoot told me to cool it with facts and data.
@-First-Last2 жыл бұрын
@@SJR_Media_Group Suuuuure .... What's your position in their company though ? More likely in office. It's not nice to call your bosses, ET and Big foot. You might get in trouble, who knows, maybe fired. Cheers !
@SJR_Media_Group2 жыл бұрын
@@-First-Last Thanks for your concern. I do have to watch my backside. Bad enough working for ET and Bigfoot, but their cousins (Vampires and Werewolves) are a pain in the neck and a pain in the rear (end). My position is standing while the other guys slack off and sleep in coffins.
@buaboy3 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see a longer video!
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it!
@mrdando3 жыл бұрын
Loved how you used the excavators that had the metal slopes on the top to redirect the rubble
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
The Deflector Shields worked out very well. Check us out on FB/ IG/ LK or TikTok for more short videos from the project.
@coopermeshew42983 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I’d love to learn more information about those. Never seen those before.
@TomGuimond4 ай бұрын
@@PriestlyDemolitionInc Combien excavatrice au total
@RockBrigadeCommunityForum3 жыл бұрын
Amazing Projects. You make the impossible look easy.
@nkfd46883 жыл бұрын
Better for it to be demolished than to have more pieces of it falling off onto cars or people. Good work!
@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel3 жыл бұрын
Awesome seeing new content from you folks! Good on you, Russell, for following in your family's footsteps instead of sitting in front of a gaming console
@TheducksOrg3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from a Canadian in Perth Australia! Fun to watch the video, great to hear the accents again! Stay safe.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
G'day - great to hear from friends in Aussie.
@justjoe9423 жыл бұрын
When a team works well together it's a mesmerizing ballet. No oversteps, no congestion, no time delays: I would imagine someone earned a bonus.
@jockyboy96063 жыл бұрын
notice Priestly didnt respond to this ... They dont give out bonuses they give out paycheques.. Bonuses go out to Family ffs \
@roadking253 жыл бұрын
Awesome video PDI at its best
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stephaneracicot7913 жыл бұрын
you guys came to my little town of smoothrockfalls ontario to dismantle our mill it had to go the best company to do it was you guys i was walleye fishing just below the dam watching you guy demolish the mill way back in 07 i think anyways good video great work with all the union brothers out there.b safe
@jeanmi974caterpillar33 жыл бұрын
super video,bon job ,bravo a toute l 'équipe,salutation France..
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Than you, nice to her from friends in France.
@Barrenchats3 жыл бұрын
Cool last time I was in T.O. I ripped the Gardner, and Young Street on a bright yellow enduro, I live out west so thanks for a bit of memories, look AMAZING
@umpireoba3 жыл бұрын
Great to see the pride the whole crew takes in the job!
@strobelightbrian3 жыл бұрын
Always look forward to a PDI video! Love the length and detail you go into!
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@andycrawford86893 жыл бұрын
Awesome job y'all did and it went as planned to love watching the videos keep on making them and I'll keep on watching them be safe and always be careful
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy
@davidstewart80813 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Watched you guys doing your stuff on the Victoria street bridge in Kitchener. Wam bam and gone. Impressive!
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you David
@wilfredogr3 жыл бұрын
I really like how this project was done, key things like order, organization, coordination, precision, and the most important communication. Congratulations.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wilfredo
@10lauset3 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see my past finally changing (I'm 72) and hopefully get to see a new future. ... Cheers...
@joelchils3 жыл бұрын
Nice work!
@cprgreaves3 жыл бұрын
This would be a good video if the volume of the music did not conflict with the volume of the engineers' explanations. I gave up after two minutes.
@AWSmith19552 жыл бұрын
Agreed, music too loud, Its a construction project not a rock concert.
@ianpotter21283 жыл бұрын
I grew up not far from the expressway and is it ever weird not seeing the on/off ramp.
@secret2223 жыл бұрын
what year did you have to travel back to in order to find this music
@grahamsmith64743 жыл бұрын
What an amazing company. Proud to call themselves Canadian. Way to go Priestly group.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Graham
@smokinsandwhiches3 жыл бұрын
Loved going by this to see the process and progress in action 🎬 great job everyone involved on this project
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Awesome... thanks!
@ADSC20063 жыл бұрын
Awesome work.
@djmips3 жыл бұрын
Those custom mobile articulated debris shields at 1:06 are really neat!
@fragglerock50003 жыл бұрын
Cool video👍👍👍 what was that big deep hole that I saw ?? Sewer or ??
@yashkotadiya33852 жыл бұрын
Why the 3D modelling analysis was needed in demolition? A 2d modelling or a frame analysis will also help, i guess. But that was a great piece of information. You got a new subscriber!!!!
@michaelhoran4075 ай бұрын
Where do they dispose of the demolished bridge, concrete and rebar? 😢
@markreetz10013 жыл бұрын
Great video. Always fun seeing the fleet out there working.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@95thousandroses3 жыл бұрын
WELL DONE! oh and the bridge demolition was pretty good too!
@steveanderson47683 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much Planning actual timeline on planning it took two set everything up figure out what equipment did you need it out there staggering just the amount of fuel they used out there
@iamReddington3 жыл бұрын
Momina is gorgeous! I got to witness the opposite of this for the last year years. We had a new bridge being built and it was fun to watch.
@SAMScaffolding3 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant video from the Priestley team, great work I love following your company and seeing the work you do, from Rye Demolition in the UK 🇬🇧 👍
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear from you - and thank you!
@joeldelamirande57922 жыл бұрын
Why did they closed that section on Lakeshore
@jeffreygosselin75763 жыл бұрын
So is the Gardiner Expressway going to be rebuilt?
@robertgentile67993 жыл бұрын
Nice job crew 👍niw that’s some incredible demonstration of experienced crews
@BrianB144713 жыл бұрын
Your description doesn't say where this was.
@Kapparie3 жыл бұрын
It's always fun watching things getting demolisched. But what is the reason for this demolition? Is the bridge obsolete?
@lookingthroughice78433 жыл бұрын
No the bridge was fine, but Toronto is obsolete, they're making room for more condo towers and buggering up traffic flow. Toronto is anti car, they want you to take public transit or bicycles.
@Sophie-go3ql3 жыл бұрын
The "bridge" is actually a section of the Gardiner expressway. This expressway together with the the Don Valley Parkway are the two "arteries" that keep Toronto alive. They are not obsolete, The developers convinced the politicians that "arteries" are not required to sustain life, and that condos that obstruct the view of the lake are more important.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
This is just part of a much bigger flood prevention plan in the city. If you search Waterfront Toronto Flood Prevention you will see the overall plan.
@lookingthroughice78433 жыл бұрын
@@PriestlyDemolitionInc if the Politicos of Toronto want flood prevention they should stop building all those condo towers just for starters . Then the Politicos should get those lazy ass Union city workers to start cleaning that cesspool Toronto so that debris such as plastics and broken tree branches won't get blown into the Don river . That would help it flow better. Im going to laugh when the funding for this massive job runs out or goes so far over budget that it will be just another failed project like so many others Toronto projects.
@62Cristoforo3 жыл бұрын
Was the concrete crushed and recycled? What was the value of the scrap rebar and steel beams?
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we are still crushing the concrete, and it will all be recycled.
@martybates97283 жыл бұрын
what kind of mess is left for the traffic, hate to see what the plan is from the city
@geedubb-q1u3 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy the show. Can hardly wait for the new season.
@justmewill13 жыл бұрын
nice to see how you also use modern techniques as quick oil exchange pieces will make a lot of differences
@dashcamexplorationuk16923 жыл бұрын
In the UK we call a ramp a sliproad Also loving your video
@puirYorick3 жыл бұрын
My GPS sexiest voice option is an English RP female but she kept telling me to take a "sliproad" so I had to switch back to the standard Garmin robotic voice. 🙂
@jacksonmacd3 жыл бұрын
@@puirYorick we named her Mimi
@PacoOtis3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing and it is great to see such professional work taking place. You might want to ponder having the intrusive music. Best of luck!
@nickemerson49293 жыл бұрын
Any particular reason the deck wasn't saw cut and taken out in slab sections between girders?
@Alfonso-rs2du3 жыл бұрын
Time
@mejw13 жыл бұрын
why did they tear it down? now it seems like its just street level and stopping at Lights compared to driving right through. is something else going to be built?
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
It is part of a much larger flood prevention plan for the city. If you look up Waterfront Toronto Flood Prevention you can view the whole plan.
@Kevin197003 жыл бұрын
Was this a 24/7 job over the weekend? Great work!
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Yes we ran a day crew, and night crew over the 5 weekends. Approx. 9375 hours.
@paulbetka29663 жыл бұрын
💪🏻 💪🏻 🇨🇦 NICE TO SEE A NEW VIDEO 📸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍😘✝️🙏🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@maddogmusic19763 жыл бұрын
When was this done
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
September 2021
@timk.32863 жыл бұрын
Great Video!!! its nice to see the process. I drive down that way almost every night hitting up Redpath at 4am. Great Job PDI crew and have a Happy New Year!!!!
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@deb-deb173 жыл бұрын
Loved this. How exciting!
@paulsimpson.4173 жыл бұрын
Why was it demolished?
@pnwRC.2 жыл бұрын
This would be an AWESOME project to replicate with our RC equipment, IF we can get our demo hammer to function properly on our 14th scale RC equipment!
@Sandkei3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a very professional team of people.
@hotsurfer113 жыл бұрын
I watched ur guys show Salvage Kings said it never renewed after the 2nd season
@tippo53413 жыл бұрын
Another great project undertaken and completed by PDI...love seeing the next generation of Priestly's getting involved as well...a true family business!!!! Loved seeing the adaptation of the excavators into protection & guides for the rubble from the deck demo above...ingenuity at its finest...which is something that stands out in a lot of the PDI projects...ingenuity and adaptation...brilliant and what seemingly sets PDI apart from others within the industry!!!! Should I ever move back to Canada...would certainly be looking to work with such a professional company as Priestly's are!!!! Cheers from Aus and keep up the great work!!!! Happy New Year by the way 😁😁😁😁 and all the best wishes for a prosperous & safe 2022!!!!
@thesillypig7853 жыл бұрын
Unthinkable? That doesn't exist in the world of engineering. With the right planning, equipment and manpower anything is possible.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree - with this project it was more about the speed of which we took it down, and cleaned it up that made the project a challenge. Our engineers did an amazing job of ensuring we had the right equipment in the right place, and that the demo was done in the safest way possible.
@RonP513 жыл бұрын
Toronto's lakefront is an eyesore. They should take Chicago's ideas they have a beautiful lake front
@craigwads3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, music? Not so much. The work is interesting enough to nix the music. If you have to have the music lower the levels against the speaking. I was adjusting up and down so I wasn’t turned off by the music but wanted to hear the speaking.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback - noted for next time.
@Sophie-go3ql3 жыл бұрын
Perfect team, perfect planning & execution, amazing equipment and skilled operators, excellent "video" but absolutely terrible "audio", the choice of music and loudness has destroyed everything.
@alexmcgovern29833 жыл бұрын
Aww want some cheese with that whine..
@serge.crispino4183 жыл бұрын
Have used the GE many times over the many years that I have visited Toronto - can someone explain why there was a need to remove this structure that seems to have been extremely well built given the effort to demolish it ?? Also why was the work done on weekends when clearly the GE couldn't be used as it was being broken up ? Best Wishes from Australia.
@zestoslife3 жыл бұрын
I had similar questions. Noticed near the end of the video that during the week traffic was using the space under the structure as a road. So this would have to be closed for demo work, and clearly could only be closed in the weekend. As to why the demo, I don't know.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
The removal of the the ramp is part of a much larger flood protection plan for the city of Toronto. The work was done on the weekends as to not disrupt the flow of commuter traffic through the week. Visit the Waterfront Toronto website for more info.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
@@zestoslife Traffic is still able to move below the GE on Lakeshore Boulevard.
@davidhead59433 жыл бұрын
Do y'all recycle everything ? Great job y'all !
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
100% recycled.
@SGrepo713 жыл бұрын
IUOE gets it done!
@chrischupp97603 жыл бұрын
Good video at first I thought it was in the U.S. part of the infrastructure deal
@farmhandluke51823 жыл бұрын
Excellent work! Job well done! That was a massive amount of concrete to hammer! Did you have to replace any hammers on the track hoes? Or did they all hold up under all that use? The amount of rebar and tonnage of steel beams was unreal, were the steel beams all scrapped ? Thanks for sharing your work with this video! Hope you do more longer videos in the future! 👍👋
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Luke - I will look into your questions and get back to you.
@mwnciboo3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much scrap value they got for the steel!
@fredferd9653 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've seen any video in this series. I've looked at it, and I still don't know what city this is!!!!
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Good point, filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
@jacksonmacd3 жыл бұрын
@@PriestlyDemolitionInc took me a while to figure out out
@jamesbainton3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know how many km this section was?
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
It was about 1.5 km (double deck)
@larryehrlich573 жыл бұрын
The title should include a location. I had to look up the expressway's name to find the location...why?
@unitedurbanwarriorsociety828611 ай бұрын
Look up the Alaska way viaduct in Seattle. same as this if not bigger.
@waynemartin68413 жыл бұрын
In New South Wales it would take us longer than 5 months, let alone 5 weekends, to work out what name to call this project.
@GoldsConcrete3 жыл бұрын
We love ourselves a good and well executed demo !
@cuppajoesugar3 жыл бұрын
Why does the music sound like it was scored by a Ford commercial?
@MrSaemichlaus3 жыл бұрын
I've never seen those excavators with chutes mounted on them. Creative idea!
@MrSaemichlaus3 жыл бұрын
@R L Pipeline work uses highly specialized equipment too. I would love to design these.
@xxch4osxx3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! How long ago was this demolition done? I have not traveled down in that area in several years.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Just a few months ago. September 2021.
@crohunter1003 жыл бұрын
Wait til you guys have to demolish the next section...
@paulwalters79843 жыл бұрын
Impressive work guys 👍
@leopoldpoppenberger86923 жыл бұрын
I remember Lakeshore all clogged up traffic hardly moved back in the 60s and than things got running well when the Gardner Express Way was done -Lived at Indian Grove High Park area
@dirkdiggler2052 Жыл бұрын
@3:00 didn’t I see this guy offering candy out of a white van?
@billbauer97953 жыл бұрын
Why did they demolish it?!
@Skyfoogle2 жыл бұрын
it was in a state of disrepair, was causing traffic congestion issues plus the space is better used for development.
@robertmailhos81593 жыл бұрын
London bridge,s falling down but this is happening in Canada
@bretatvs3 жыл бұрын
Looked like a fun project! Just wondering why concrete dust mitigation wasn’t addressed? It looked like it wasn’t close to residential dwellings, but what about for your employees? you had access to an endless water supply a couple of meters away. I saw a water truck but it seemed it wasn’t near when the concrete demo was going on. Or the video made it seem incredibly dusty than maybe it actually was.
@PriestlyDemolitionInc3 жыл бұрын
Great question - the water never stopped on this job, it was constantly going. In fact, we used almost as much water as fuel (approx. 900,000 L) to help keep the dust down.
@62Cristoforo3 жыл бұрын
Obviously, no job goes perfectly smoothly. I wonder what hurdles or unexpected roadblocks these guys encountered during the teardown?
@raybin68733 жыл бұрын
More of a music video than a demolition documentary.
@mikemayer43033 жыл бұрын
Co ordination of work skills always works well especially in big jobs like this , everyone clued in to their respective job .
@woodys80183 жыл бұрын
What's with the heavy metal soundtrack?
@gordbaker8963 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the ramp will be rebuilt wider and better.
@mfranzusan30143 жыл бұрын
If Toronto gets its way, the Gardiner will be eliminated altogether. Former mayor Rob Ford considered it a blight on the landscape that prevented people from seeing the lake. Unfortunately, he forgot about the Condos that are 3 times the height of the raised highway and completely obscure any view of lake Ontario
@gordbaker8963 жыл бұрын
@@mfranzusan3014 That is ridiculous. The Expressways are main traffic arteries and desperately needed in good repair.
@mfranzusan30143 жыл бұрын
@@gordbaker896 I agree. It doesn't mean that's not what war planned
@trevorritchie25753 жыл бұрын
Great video but had to watch it on mute. Audio was way too loud
@pushysix3 жыл бұрын
🙌
@Runehorn3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Also I very much appreciate the lowering of the music when people are talking!
@ryanaustin19703 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing a longer video, amazing work . They need to do a big dig like Boston did then tear the rest of that shit hwy down lol cheers .
@tomrogers94673 жыл бұрын
Nice idea, but this is Ontario where nothing gets built, and if it does, like the 407 it’s given away to private enterprise and no one can afford to drive on it!
@philiphorner313 жыл бұрын
All the Big Shots got to stand around with their flunkies and look important.
@slipperyjim14973 жыл бұрын
The video feels like a Reality TV show. Was expecting them to have "challenges" and fake obstacles to create drama.
@thesillypig7853 жыл бұрын
The challenges do happen. But they get dealt with, without drama. It also helps there's no overdramatic music in the real world :)
@bashira12343 жыл бұрын
This kind of demolition and upgrading of highways in US was done 50 years ago. Glad Canadians are catching up.
@assassind363 жыл бұрын
Who was doing the steel beams? 721? Or 183?
@nolanxuereb2914 Жыл бұрын
hope you get the contract for the rest of the ugly thing soon