The sky over Manila is still clear, but by 2028, urban cable cars could be soaring. © Pixabay/nellybois

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Manila advances cable car plans

The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that the country’s first cable car system could be completed by 2028. The "Antipolo Cable Car Project" is set to connect the Taytay Station of the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) with Antipolo City in the capital, Manila.

Thomas Surrer

24. July 2024

Timothy Batan, Undersecretary of the DOTr, recently stated at the “Build Better More Infrastructure” forum that the costs and passenger capacity of the cable car system are to be determined by a detailed feasibility study in 2025.

“It’s our first cable car project. We have

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