The kick-off to renovations of Washington State University's Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash., included a demolition contract with two substantial structural removals and precise concrete cutting performed by contractor NCM, Snoqualmie, Wash. The $1.2-million demolition package would make way for crews to build atop the in-place IT building and merge the renovation onto a stadium that had undergone three renovations in its lifetime.
First, crews cut key concrete sections to demolish two separate sections of the existing stadium to pave the way for the new superstructure and steel packages. The engineered demolition allowed for the removal of the press box, while leaving the foundational podium intact. This required synchronized critical crane lifts and secondary equipment that assisted with the torch-cutting of the steel.