It's the world's largest tug of war. The debris will fall onto berms of crushed concrete, set there before the implosion to cushion the impact of the debris. One possible scenario calls for the north section of the Kingdome to fall outward, where debris will partly spill into a spacious parking lot. Crews will decide on their final plan of attack closer to implosion day. Not exactly flat as a prairie.
Implosion saves time.
That would spell two years of noise, dust and inconvenience for neighbors of the Dome. Also, implosion, as a general rule, is not much more expensive than the wrecking ball. More work needs to be done before the big day. More than 5,000 holes for explosives have been drilled into the Dome's roof and columns, with about 500 more to go. Loizeaux's daughter will load the compression ring with explosives beginning today.