MOP announces the construction of the first cable car in Santiago to be part of public transport

"For the first time in Chile, a cable car will be used as a means of public transportation," said Minister of Public Works, Juan Andrés Fontaine, announcing the construction and l & # 39; agreement between the parties. this modernization project will reduce travel time in just 13 minutes between Providencia and Huechuraba.

The project envisages the development of an urban cable car of about 3 kilometers in the city of Santiago, which will allow the connection between the municipalities. from Providencia, Las Condes, Vitacura and Huechuraba. This will be possible via a route that begins in the area of ​​Vitacura Avenue on the San Carlos Cbad and heads northwest crossing the Metropolitan Park, where a new gateway to the park will be generated to finally connect to the city. from Huechuraba commune. What it means to strengthen the transport network of the metropolitan area.

Minister Fontaine pointed out: "We are here on the edge of the San Carlos Cbad to inform you that we have reached an agreement of great importance for the Municipality of Providencia, Vitacura, Huechuraba, and Las Condes, which will continue the construction of the Bicentennial cable car.We also have the support of the Municipality of Las Condes for this and the Cbadistas badociation for the location at this stage, that is to say on the cbad of San Carlos. "

The system will consist of 3 stations and a total of 148 cabins. , each with a capacity of 10 pbadengers and a transfer frequency of 12 seconds between one and the other. In the future, it will be connected to the public transport system and the fare will be 645 pesos.

This transport system helps to improve connectivity and transit. vehicle and pedestrian in one of the most congested areas of the capital, offering an efficient and sustainable mode of transportation.

Providence mayor Evelyn Matthei said, "I'm happy, very grateful, which shows that we're all good at talking final, and in Providencia we get an average of 2 million visits a day and we We are also responsible for people who go to the doctor, to study, who come to work and come to buy, who must go through Providencia.We are also responsible for the well-being of people.

The Mayor of Huechuraba, Carlos Cuadrado, said: "I think Chile is catching up on technology and transportation that other Latin American countries have already put in place. Let us remember that Medellín and La Paz have them and that the integration of public transport implies a certain social responsibility. "

While the metropolitan Mayor Karla Rubilar was in agreement with the announcement" When President Sebastián Piñera asked us to create more friendly and sustainable cities, a cable car Of course that c & # 39; was an option, but an option considering the development of the city to 30 years and nsada in this development to 30 years and that is why we are extremely satisfied. "

" We are putting the accelerator in depth so that it can be commissioned at the beginning of the year 2022 and work would begin in a year and a half. before that. This is the ninth project and initiative that we have managed to unblock from the Ministry of Public Works in less than eight months of exercise, in accordance with the guidelines proposed by President Piñera to unblock the projects so that they can be quickly put in place. service to improve the quality of services. citizens ", concluded Minister Fontaine.