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FOUR multi-storey blocks in Maryhill are set to be brought down by explosion next year.
Details of how the 26-storey flats are to be demolished have been submitted to Glasgow City Council by social landlord Wheatley Group for approval.
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The 1960s buildings at Wyndford Road comprise around 600 bedsits and one-bedroom flats and have had low levels of occupancy and high rates of turnover.
They are to be cleared to make way for 300 new properties for social and mid-market rent.
The whole demolition process is expected to take two years.
A document submitted to the council explains that, between April 2023 and April 2024, a “soft strip” of the blocks will be carried out, taking them back to the concrete frame including removing all internal non-loadbearing walls, partitions, linings, floor finishes, ceiling finishes and services.
It continues: “After this, the demolition contractor (Safedem) will undertake a controlled explosive demolition of the tower blocks and will then recycle and remove the material from site.
“The programme duration is approximately 24 months.”
A 150-metre (500 foot) exclusion zone will be required during the explosion phase with an evacuation centre provided for residents of nearby buildings.
A lengthy methodology statement drawn up by Safedem states that its management team all “have considerable experience of the successful explosive demolition, dismantling and de-construction of similar tower blocks to Wyndford residential towers.”