Concrete Pours Mark Milestone in Sorouh's Sky Tower Project

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Abu Dhabi's leading real estate developer, Sorouh Real Estate announced its largest concrete pour at Al-Reem Island, with the pouring of the first and second half of the Sky Tower raft foundation. A total of 8,000 cubic meters of concrete was poured into the foundations of this landmark project. This concrete pour marked a significant milestone for the Sky Tower and took place exactly on schedule. A number of consultants and builders are involved in finalizing the start of a sequence of major concrete pours on the Sky Tower foundations and basements which will support the 74 storey tower. This raft foundation also forms the lowest level of the 3 basement parking levels. It took more than 1000 concrete mixer trucks to deliver the concrete for the raft foundation. Dr. Mohamed Newera of Sorouh Real Estate, the Project Director commented: "If we were to line up the trucks in one straight line, it will be more than 8 km long. This is a monumental task and a very significant milestone." Concrete pouring will not stop at the basement. ACC crews will spend about 7 days pouring each floor, with at least 3 days in between to prepare each floor for upcoming pours. Preparation involves the installation of mechanical pipe sleeves, welded wire fabric reinforcement, electrical conduits and welded perimeter closure angles. The construction of Sky Tower is being undertaken by Arabian Construction Company (ACC) the contractor which was awarded the AED 2.259bn contract to build the Sky Tower and its sister tower. "We are thrilled to see the Sky Tower progress on schedule. When we chose ACC to undertake construction of the Sky Tower project for us, we believed that they would excel in meeting our expectations of quality, efficiency and on time delivery. So far, they have done just that," said Dr Adnan Sahli, Executive Director of Projects at Sorouh Real Estate. The elliptical shaped Sky Tower in Sorouh's Gate District on Al-Reem Island will rise to 300 metres and be Abu Dhabi's tallest building when completed. It will offer unrivalled opportunities to own residential or commercial property at the most prestigious address with spectacular panoramic views of the Gulf and Abu Dhabi. The Sky Tower is scheduled for completion in 2009.

 

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