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Today we finalised the testing of the bridge and the bridge is now fully operational. A full cycle of the bridge (opening and closing) takes approximately 5 minutes (2 minutes to rotate open and 2 minutes to rotate shut).

Over the coming weeks we will be working on finalising the civil works on either side of the bridge, paving the slopes connecting the bridge to the walking track. We expect that this work will be completed within the coming 3-4 weeks.

The main steel structure of the bridge has now been completed and the technicians are now working to install the hydraulic and electrical elements.

Today we installed the central assembly onto the central base plate. Over the coming days we will be installing the deck elements, the counterweight, strand pylons and the rest of the structure of the bridge.

This morning, the new bridge was transported by barge from the harbour in Sint Annabai to the installation site, passing under the Juliana Bridge and past the floating Emma Bridge before making its way along the coast to arrive at the installation location at the Koredor.

This week we will be commencing work on the installation of a brand new bridge at the opening of the marina, replacing the old concrete bridge that used to connect the east and west sides of the Koredor walking track.

The bridge was manufactured in Italy by the company CIMOLAI and arrived on the island last December.

We expect the installation to take approximately 4 weeks, with a subsequent period of 2 weeks' testing. We hope that the bridge will be able to be officially opened by the end of March.

Today we visited the factory of SF Marina in Sweden, where the floating dock is being manufactured for The View Marina. The concrete dock elements are 20 metres long, 3 metres wide and will have a freeboard hight of 60cm. It was great to see the progress being made by SF and we look forward to taking delivery of the elements later on this year!

After several months of dredging work in the Zakitó Lagoon, the effect of this work is starting to become apparent. In the western end of the lagoon, the top layer of silt and sediment has now been removed, revealing white sand underneath and dramatically changing that section of the lagoon from a dark and murky body of water to a beautiful turquoise. We can't wait to see the rest of the lagoon take on this colour once our work is complete!