SINGAPORE: The Marina Bay Sands SkyPark will start taking shape in about two weeks when work to lift some 7,000 tonnes of the steel superstructure begins.

However, the organisation said on Monday it has yet to decide if it will be imposing ticket charges for the public to visit the SkyPark when it is due to open in the second half of next year.

It will take three months to lift the superstructure 200 metres up in the air onto the 55-storey hotel towers.

Marina Bay Sands will be using a technology called the strand jacking operations to lift the steel structure in 14 parts. Each lifting operation is expected to take 24 hours.

But before the lifting, the bridge and the cantilever elements of the SkyPark will be pre-assembled on the ground, rather than having to be built them in the air.

The SkyPark is also subject to winds at the top of the Towers and the team has done tunnel testing for wind pressure in order to design the facade and structure to deal with expected wind forces.

When the SkyPark is completed, it will feature the world's largest public cantilever, landscaped gardens, restaurants and an infinity swimming pool.

The entire SkyPark can host up to 3,900 people. It will also be home to some 250 trees and 650 plants.

Source: Channel News Asia