The installation of the steel trusses for the unique Bridge Suite at Atlantis, The Palm, was completed with its final positioning and securing.

The two 75-tonne trusses extending over 42 m were lifted by a 500-tonne crane, during a two-week period and now connect the East and West Towers of the Royal Towers. The positioning of the Bridge Suite completes the steel structure of The Royal Towers.
The concrete superstructure is on the 16th level on the East Tower and the 14th level on the West Tower and is on schedule to meet its summer 2007 completion date.
As the Royal Towers begin to take shape, have the prefabricated bathroom pods installed into the rooms and suites up to the 10th floor and the precast concrete exterior façade with its glazing completed up to 9th floor.
Each bathroom pod weighs 3.5 tonnes and consists of the marble sink, bath tube, shower, lavatory, bidet, taps and tiling and is swung by crane onto the slab and slid into place.
The complicated structural steel for the lobby is completed, and the interior fit-out works is evident in the public areas and restaurants, says a spokesman for Kerzner, the developer.
“We are gearing up to see the exterior completion of much of the resort buildings by the end of this year, whilst some buildings such as the conference centre, where the façade is now complete, will begin to take on their final design in the summer when we begin installing the domes and turrets,” he adds.
The internal structure of the resort is taking shape with the mechanical service corridor, situated on the lower level of the development completed and it will become the first air-conditioned area of the resort as of last month.
The corridor runs for almost a kilometre from the conference centre, through the Royal Towers and terminates in the Entertainment Village and will be the service centre for back-of-house operations and logistics.