- 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 roads and surrounding tourist sites. The cable car will employ more than 50 people and indirectly create more jobs due to the increase in tourism.
- The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has delayed their recommendation for the Little Cottonwood traffic solution. The preferred alternative will be announced in the summer of 2022 followed by a 30-day public review period. The final recommendation will be made in the winter of 2022. The two traffic solutions being proposed are an 8-mile gondola or an enhanced bus system and widened canyon road. Both alternatives would cost over $500 million. See a related Weekly Roundup here.
- The Oregon ski area, Timberline, has received approval from the U.S. Forest Service for their master plan. The plan is intended to be implemented over the next 10 years, with their first major project being the Timberline Express Gondola. The 2.5-mile-long gondola is intended to help mitigate traffic challenges on Highway 26 and the resort access road.
- The cable car project in Antananarivo, Madagascar has obtained an environmental permit. The permit will allow technical and geotechnical studies to continue to advance the project. Madagascar will soon have two cable car lines, linking five districts. The first line, called the Red Line, will be 9.21 km long with four stations and a total travel time of 30 minutes. The second line, called the Yellow Line, will be 2.6 km long with two stations and a total travel time of 10 minutes. The project is being done by Colas and Poma.