The authorities in Hanoi have turned down a proposal to build a cable car system across the Red River.
Ngo Manh Tuan, deputy head of the Department of Transport, said on July 19 that they had submitted a report about the project to the Hanoi People’s Committee. According to Tuan, the project does not suit the city’s urban planning. The city construction and transportation plans also don’t have any cable system projects – Dtinews reports
Moreover, the cable route coincides with the urban railway line 1 route which will affect the cityscape.
Several experts also opposed the project. Bui Danh Lien, deputy head of Hanoi Transport Association, said to VNExpress that the project’s goal was to reduce congestion across the Red River but it was impossible since it could transport a maximum of only 7,000 passengers every hour.
Investment and maintenance costs will make it more costly than going by bus. Lien said the cable system was not suitable as public transport.
The cable car was proposed by the Poma Group, a French ropeway transportation firm, and would have connected Long Bien Bus Station in Hoan Kiem District with Gia Lam Bus Station in Long Bien across the Red River.
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