Louvre Abu Dhabi commences installation of natural stone
The much-awaited Louvre Abu Dhabi is in its last stages of construction, ready to be handed over in mid-2016, according Emirates News Agency.
Chair of Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), Ali Majed Al Mansoori, along with other officials from TDIC and Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, toured the Louvre Abu Dhabi construction site earlier this week.
The officials witnessed the latest construction progress taking place across the museum’s building, which included the commencement of the installation of 30,000 square metres of natural stone paving.
The construction was awarded to and Arabtec-led JV with Constructora San Jose SA and Oger Abu Dhabi LLC in 2013.
Latest progress on the project included the completion of the outer cladding on its 180 metre wide dome. Currently work is going on the museum’s main gallery, basement levels, and the entrance and administration buildings.
Next on the agenda: the removal of the 14-metre deep temporary concrete hydraulic cut-off walls currently built in the sand so that work could commence on dry land.
Al Mansoori said: “Louvre Abu Dhabi is one of the most significant and highly anticipated projects of the coming year and we are monitoring its progress very closely with our partners and contractors. Construction of the museum is in its final stages and we are looking forward to a handover of the building taking place mid-2016.”
