Everything seemed to go just right. The weather was perfect, and the Georgia Dome fell just as planned.
Everything except for that one pesky wall.
Many noticed on social media.
I don't think half a Dome wall was supposed to be standing at the end of the implosion. But that's Atlanta sports for ya. Never quite what you expect.
— CowetaScore (@CowetaScore) November 20, 2017
Rick Cuppetilli, vice president of the Adamo Group -- the group responsible for bringing the dome down -- said that wasn't necessarily the plan, but he didn't think it was a big deal.
Cuppetilli said crews would investigate to see if the charges went off. If the charges did go off, the excavators already near the site can finish the job. If the charges didn't go off, they'll have to evaluate what to do.
“Those walls are leaning in, so I think they went off and it’s just going to take a little from our machines,” Cuppetilli said.
Wayne Wadsworth, principal in charge for stadium general contractor Holder Hunt Russell Moody, said during an 11:30 a.m. news conference, said that it is "pretty normal for a demolition/implosion effort of this type to have a percentage of the remaining structure intact."
Wadsworth said that the concrete wall appeared to be structurally sound, and there were no concerns that it might collapse. Crews were still assessing the structure.
Crews would begin the process of removing the wall Tuesday morning.
Other than that, everything went smoothly, Cuppetilli said.
“There’s no damage on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium side and no damage on the Georgia World Congress Center side,” he said.
Cuppetilli later said that a small (as in, half-inch) cosmetic damage to the new stadium had been discovered and that they would work to get that repaired.
Wayne Wadsworth, principal in charge for stadium general contractor Holder Hunt Russell Moody, said during an 11:30 a.m. news conference that roads had been reopened. He said MARTA service was expected to be restored shortly.
Now's the hard part: the clean-up.
Crews are expected to be fully done by Feb. 18. Here are the plans for the space once it's cleared.
