Abstract:To address the technical challenges posed by demolishing ultra-hazardous large old bridges in expressway reconstruction and expansion projects, including structural complexity, high safety risks and significant environmental impacts, taking the demolition project of the commercial bridge at an interchange of an expressway in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as the research object, its demolition technology and safety management systems are systematically studied. A “three-phase sectional demolition, top-down construction, and dynamic monitoring with early warning” technical approach is adopted in the project. Key measures such as wire-saw cutting, segmented hoisting, optimized traffic diversion and a dual prevention mechanism are taken to achieve the safe and efficient demolition of ultra-hazardous large projects under complex conditions. Practical results demonstrate that this scheme effectively controls the critical risks, including bridge deformation and high-altitude falls. There are no safety accidents during the demolition process, and all environmental protection indicators meet the requirements of the specifications, which can provide technical references and practical lessons for similar projects.