Habitat for Humanity salvaging materials from homes being torn down for freeway expansion

It’s akin to organ donation by homes that are about to perish.To help Habitat for Humanity afford to build other housing for low-income people, volunteers are salvaging usable materials from 27 now-vacant homes in Midvale that the Utah Department of Transportation bought to demolish in clearing way for Interstate 15 widening.“Years ago, UDOT was just basically demolishing homes and taking them to the landfill,” said Ed Blake, director of Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity.