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- The Ingonish gondola in Nova Scotia, Canada has received a $2.5 million federal loan. The Cape Smokey Holding Ltd. not only views the loan as financial help, but as a meaningful display of support for the project from the province and community. The gondola will be integrated with a seven-story observation tower known as a tree walk. This summer the tree walk has been postponed due to unavailability of construction materials, but the gondola has 70 percent of the equipment needed for the towers. The gondola is a Leitner-Poma monocable system with 28 gondola cabins and a capacity to move 2,400 people per hour. See a related roundup post here.
- Construction for the Squaw Alpine base-to-base gondola has begun in California. The gondola will connect the village at Squaw Valley to the Alpine Meadows base area. There will be a total of four stations; two base stations and two mid-stations. The resort has not announced a date for the opening of the gondola. See a related Roundup post here.
- Crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Scotland, a Sutherland cyclist suggested a cable ferry to cross the Loch Fleet crossing. The proposal is a floating platform with the capacity to hold two cyclists that would be propelled by a rope. A cable ferry is expected to be easier to implement and cheaper to construct than the other alternative being considered, a footbridge.
- The Berkshire Eagle shared pictures from 1955 of a manually propelled cable car in Massachusetts. The images show a nurse who used the system to cross the river on her way to work.
- The Mount Wellington Cableway project in Australia is advancing to the public outreach phase. Currently there is opposition to the proposed development on kunanyi/Mt Wellington from the Aboriginal community due to the site’s sacred nature. The mountain top development includes a fine-dining restaurant, café, bar, and amphitheater. Public comment will open on May 24 and close on June 22. The cable car is intended to reduce the number of vehicles driving on bad roads. To follow the project updates visit the projects official website here.
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