Piling Progress

The MAG 218 construction site is entering the final phase of excavation and piling.


As of 18 October '06 piling work was continuing.


Heavy machinery continues to be used.


Excavation has progressed to considerable depth.


Scaffolding has been erected against one interior wall.


Excavated soil is loaded into dump trucks for removal.


Piling columns are being dug out to greater depth.


They are then being levelled to the appropriate height.


M.A.G. Contracting workers are now onsite with Arabian Forasol workers.


In other areas piling work continues.


Arabian Forasol workers supervise the piling.


Heavy machinery is being used to carry out the job.


Some workers prepare heavy rods.


While others execute the removal of pile casings.


The casing is lifted out after loosening the soil with water.


Other tasks progress simultaneously.


The excavation pit is accessed through a rampway.


Work continues through the late afternoon.


While some workers finish their shifts in the evening, others work into the night.

In the Vicinity


Across the street from the MAG 218 in the gap beside the Marina Heights tower, a new tower will reportedly be built.


By way of comparison, the 80+ storey Torch tower on the other side of the gap has its piling work completed. It was started at roughly the same time as the MAG 218's.


The core of the 67 storey Marina Pinnacle tower, just beyond the MAG 218 plot, has already risen several floors. Post piling-excavation work started roughly four months ago.


The top of the 53 storey Marina Heights tower, facing the MAG 218, accents the blue Marina sky. Delayed by months, the tower is nearing completion.


Also nearby, the 50-storey Le Reve tower is nearing completion. Each of the lower floors will house two apartment units, with the upper floors housing a single unit each and a duplex penthouse occupying the top two floors.

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