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Nakheel, the Dubai-based real estate company awarded a Japanese consortium the $390 million contract to set up a monorail system in Palm Jumeirah. The monorail will begin to function in December 2008.

Along with Trading house Marubeni Corp, Hitachi and Obayashi Corp., have won a contract to build a monorail system in Dubai for $390 million from Nakheel. The monorail will be used internally in Palm Jumeirah and cover the entire island.

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Here's another development going on the Jumeirah.

The first of its kind for the Crescent which circles the exterior of the Palm, Emerald Palace Residences will boast luxurious accommodation in one of the world's most sought after locations.

The sprawling plans feature 200 elegant two and three bed apartments and Penthouse suites. Equipped with roomy balconies and spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf and Palm Island, the residences are dedicated to opulent waterfront living. The lavish architecture with its imposing Palladian dome is expected to become a recognized characteristic of Palm Jumeira's skyline.

Each property will have exclusive access to an immaculate 500 metre sandy beach enabling residents to lounge amongst the palms or take a dip in the azure blue waters. Likewise no expense will be spared in the construction of the properties which will boast the latest in interior design. The finest imported materials and the most recent technological advances will be included, ensuring that each resident will have the ultimate dream home-opulent yet elegant.

The Emerald Palace Residences will be located adjacent to The Emerald Palace Hotel and Resort. Occupying in excess of a staggering, 1 million square feet of land, the development promises the ultimate in first class, luxury living. Over 60% of the land will be dedicated to providing lush green gardens, recreational areas and swimming pools. In line with the vision of excellence, both complexes will be managed by an international 5-star deluxe hotel group.

Here's a pic:

EmeraldPalaceResidences.jpg

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Japanese contractors Marubeni, Hitachi and Obayashi have taken a US $390 million (AED1.4 billion) contract to build a monorail on the Palm Jumeirah.

The 5.4 km monorail will be used by residents and visitors to the offshore island, which is currently under construction in Dubai.

The monorail is the first of several urban mass transit systems planned around the UAE.

Nakheel is also looking at a light rail system to service its planned Dubai Waterfront development.

The monorail will link into the Dubai Metro.

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Up to 7000 workers on the Palm Jumeirah will be forced to live on the decks of a converted passenger ferry, moored alongside the artificial island. The ferry has already set sail from the port of Athens in Greece and is due to arrive in Dubai within the next week.

As the project enters its peak construction phase, Nakheel and contractors on the site face a logistical nightmare.

Moving workers on and off site by road would mean that hundreds of buses would clog the access routes onto the island at the beginning and end of every shift. So Nakheel has taken the radical step of acquiring a passenger ferry to accommodate them. It will be converted to house the thousands of workers set to crowd onto the site in coming months, as the construction of hotels and villas on the island reaches its peak. Around 500 construction workers already live in a purpose-built labor camp on site, but their number will increase to around 1000 this week.

As construction work on the Palm moves into its most frentic stage, the developers face a mammoth logistical challenge to ensure the smooth flow of labor and materials onto the site. Hundreds of villas are already under construction, and fit-out work is underway on around 40 apartment buildings that flank the east side of the Palm

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They did an extreme engineering on the Palm Jumeirah, that was simply breathtaking. Also in Dubai, they did an episode on Ski Dubai.
I especially liked the shot of the Monorail zooming past the towers. They did do an incredible job with the engineering. I can't wait until the UAE starts making major motion pictures. :)
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