URS Corp. has been chosen by 1743 Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Delaware (UD), to manage the decommissioning and demolition of buildings on the former Newark Chrysler assembly plant site in Newark, Del.
The 272-acre site is adjacent to the university’s main campus. UD plans to demolish the structures and to develop a research and technology campus. It also plans to use the site to “dramatically reshape the gateway to [the university],” according to a URS Corp. news release.
Under its contract, San Francisco-based URS will be responsible for the decommissioning and cleaning of process equipment and associated structures; abatement of asbestos-containing materials; demolition of buildings on the site; and removal, recycling and disposal of building materials. An estimated 95 percent of the material from the site will be recycled.
URS says the decommissioning and demolition will be completed by November of 2011.
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