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Fiero Powerhouse building in Pontiac to be imploded. by CoolBlue87GT
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https://michiganchronicle.c...or-saturday-morning/

Fiero Powerhouse building in Pontiac to be imploded.

The City of Pontiac has issued permits for the implosion of the old FieroPowerhouse, part of the Fisher Body Plant, located at the southeast corner of Baldwin Avenue and E.Kennett.

Implosion is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2019 around 8 a.m. Beginning at 7 a.m.and up to three hours following the implosion, access in and around local streets near the site andadjacent to the larger General Motors Pontiac North Campus (Baldwin, Columbia, Tennyson,Montcalm, Kennett and Hollywood) will be restricted to citizens, vehicles and traffic as inspectionsand post clean-up efforts are conducted. Multiple side streets will be closed (Portland, Wing, St.Clair, Young, Owens, Merrimac, Parkdale, St. Louis).Any residents and business personnel required to be in the Exclusion Zone ( see map) during the timeof the demolition event are directed to stay indoors and shelter in place.



Noise/sound pressure levelsand lingering dust may pose a safety risk. All doors, windows and entry ways are to be kept closedand exhaust fans turned off. As clean-up efforts are completed, access to areas within the ExclusionZone (within dotted lines) will be restored and communicated by the Oakland County SheriffsOffice.Mayor Deirdre Waterman and the City of Pontiac Department of Public Works and Building &Safety teams are taking extra efforts to notify residents and surrounding businesses of necessaryprecautions and detours.

“We are continuing to work closely with Racer Trust, construction personnel and contractors toensure demolition readiness and implosion efforts promote and support safe conditions and theenvironment,” said Waterman.
Travelers and residents are advised to avoid streets around the former GM Fiero Powerhouse property, located at 824 St. Clair Street in Pontiac, between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, November 2. Demolition contactors will take down the remaining portions of the structure by implosion, which is scheduled to take place at 8 a.m. Saturday, weather permitting.

The property owner, RACER Trust, and its contractors have coordinated with the City of Pontiac’s Department of Public Works and Engineering Department, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and other first responders throughout the demolition process, which began in April. All asbestos and other hazardous materials have been safely removed and disposed of, so while dust is an inevitable result of an implosion, the building has been certified as safe to take down. Any dust is expected to settle within 5 to 10 minutes after the implosion, based on wind conditions.
Residents living within 1,200 feet of the work area received hand-delivered notices from the demolition contractor describing the work and advising them what to do before and immediately after the implosion.
The Sheriff’s Department and the City’s Public Works Department will erect temporary traffic barricades at the following locations beginning at 6:30 a.m. Saturday:


The implosion will be conducted by Controlled Demolition, Inc., a company with six decades of experience whose work has included the Kingdome in Seattle and the Houston Astrodome.
The secured area will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic at 7:15 a.m. A siren will sound twice 2 minutes before the implosion. The siren will activate again approximately 5 minutes after the implosion to indicate that the site has been inspected and that the implosion was successful.
Please avoid the area Saturday morning. If you are in the vicinity of the former GM Fiero Powerhouse property, please stay outside the barricaded area and follow any instructions for your safety and the safety of those who are completing the work.
RACER Trust is marketing the former GM Fiero Powerhouse property as vacant land


https://www.theoaklandpress...d4-bf7a4f25ba85.html

The old Fiero Powerhouse building, part of the Fisher Body Plant in Pontiac, will see an implosion on Saturday morning, Nov. 2.
The demolition is expected to take place at 8 a.m. with surrounding streets closing or seeing restricted access at 7 a.m. and remaining closed for up to three hours after the implosion.

Access in and around Baldwin, Columbia, Tennyson, Montcalm, Kennett and Hollywood will be restricted to citizens, vehicles and traffic according to the city of Pontiac. Side streets to be closed include Portland, Wing, St. Clair, Young, Owens, Merrimac, Parkdale and St. Louis.
All asbestos and other hazardous materials have been removed and disposed of, according to Racer Trust, property owner. A siren it set to sound twice, two minutes before the implosion. The city is asking that residents that must be near the implosion during that time to shelter in place, keep doors and windows closed and exhaust fans turned off. “We are continuing to work closely with Racer Trust, construction personnel and contractors to ensure demolition readiness and implosion efforts promote and support safe conditions and the environment,”

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Report this Post11-02-2019 12:34 PM Click Here to See the Profile for IMSA GTSend a Private Message to IMSA GTEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Had to search that one on Google maps.

Someone needs to go grab the fence sign:


The cleanup must be horrible. Notice what appears to be a dried up pond full of black soot in the lower right corner:
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Report this Post11-02-2019 05:51 PM Click Here to See the Profile for CoolBlue87GTSend a Private Message to CoolBlue87GTEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Link shows implosion in slow motion & reverse.

https://www.fox2detroit.com...ntiac-demolished.amp

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Report this Post11-03-2019 10:15 AM Click Here to See the Profile for olejoedadSend a Private Message to olejoedadEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Doubt it is a dried up pond, looks more like the coalyard for the power plant.
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Report this Post11-03-2019 12:33 PM Click Here to See the Profile for cvxjetSend a Private Message to cvxjetEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
....................Looking less and less likely that GM is going to start up production of the Fiero again.....................
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Report this Post11-03-2019 12:43 PM Click Here to See the Profile for olejoedadSend a Private Message to olejoedadEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Some would argue that it's now in production in Kentucky.
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Report this Post11-03-2019 03:26 PM Click Here to See the Profile for cvxjetSend a Private Message to cvxjetEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Don't want to hog the thread but; My Fiero (Owned 34 years) was produced in Pontiac, MI and my boat (Owned 20 years) (which was produced by Glastron) Glastron is now located in Cadillac, MI....Both vehicles are iconic and unique.....and the two companies are within 200 miles of each other in the same state!

(Originally, Glastron was located in Texas- and my boat (CVX-20 Glastron/Carlson Jet) was produced(Along with all the Carlsons) in CA)
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Report this Post11-03-2019 11:07 PM Click Here to See the Profile for pHoOlClick Here to visit pHoOl's HomePageSend a Private Message to pHoOlEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
I'm with you olejoedad, I'm looking forward to meeting an owner and flipping the "poor man's corvette" thing around and call the new C8 the "rich man's fiero".
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Report this Post11-04-2019 10:31 AM Click Here to See the Profile for RWDPLZClick Here to visit RWDPLZ's HomePageSend a Private Message to RWDPLZEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Glad I visited the site with my car when I did

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