Urban gondola for New Zealand

DOPPELMAYR is planning a 4.2 km line in Auckland, New Zealand; linking Wynyard Quarter, Bayswater and the Akoranga bus station. It could be built within two to three years, costing around 200 million US-Dollar.

Auckland, a mayor city with two harbors on the north of New Zealand’s North Island might be the next city with a new way of urban transportation.

The Waitematā Harbour is the center of attention, which has been battling congested roads for a while now and is looking for a solution to the issue as stuff news writes.

The Government dumped a short-lived plan for a $785 million (744. mill euros) cycling and walking bridge, and its agency is weighing up alternatives, including dedicated ferries and buses. However, the cheaper alternative is the cable car.

“We are generally one-third the cost of light rail, one-tenth the cost of going underground, and we have a modular design which means that construction projects are very short in comparison,” said Garreth Hayman, the general manager of Doppelmayr Lifts NZ Ltd.

The decision isn’t final but could definitely become reality soon.