oppelmayr to link La Paz with El Alto

The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group has yesterday, 10 September, entered into a contract with the Bolivian Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Servicios y Viviendas in La Paz to build three urban ropeways. The detachable ropeways will be equipped with 10-passenger cabins and will link the two major Bolivian cities of La Paz and El Alto. At altitudes between 3,600 and 4,000 metres above sea level, the three ropeways, with an overall length of almost 11 kilometres and a total of 11 stations, will greatly alleviate transportation problems for thousands of commuters between the two cities, transporting up to 9,000 persons per hour per direction. Construction work on the project - Doppelmayr's first in Bolivia - is due to commence in late 2012, with completion and official acceptance envisaged for the end of 2014.

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