The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has extended the Hatta project’s bid deadline to July 18. The contract package includes luxury hotels and a 5.4-kilometer gondola with three stations reaching the Umm Al-Nesoor peak at 1,300 meters. The project location is in close proximity to the hydroelectric storage plant developed by DEWA. See a...
TransLink‘s 10 year plan includes the Burnaby Mountain Gondola. TransLink and the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transport have announced the first set of priorities for their Transport 2050 strategy. The plan includes doubling regional bus services, nine zero-emission buses on traffic-separated lanes, the Burnaby Mountain Gondola to Simon Fraiser University, and a rapid transit connection...
The Juneau, Alaska assembly directed the city manager to start negotiations on financing bringing an Austrian gondola to their city. Exactly when and how much shipping the gondola from Austria to Alaska is still unknown, but more information is expected in the next few weeks. The city of Juneau and Goldbelt have negotiated financing the...
Jordan’s first cable car is 75% complete. The Ajloun cable car is expected to begin operating by the end of June or beginning of July. The system is a 2.55 km long aerial tram with the capacity of 60 passengers per cabin. The project is being led by the Ministry of Tourism which also improved...
The Cypress Mountain Resort in Canada is building a new chair lift to its peak. The SkyQuad lift will replace the existing Sky Chair, a double chair from 1968. The new Doppelmayr system not only has more capacity, but also includes a loading carpet at the lower terminal. Construction will begin April 2022 and will be completed...