Gérald Maillot, president of CINOR, laid the foundation stone in the presence of the mayor of Saint-Denis, Gilbert Annette, and the president of the Region, Didier Robert.
Interconnected
AIR TRANSPORT
With a length of 2.68 kilometers, the gondola lift will link the Chaudron district, located east of downtown Saint-Denis, to the neighborhood of Bois de Nèfles north of the city via the Moufia district. A 14-minute trip with 3 intermediate stations.
The 46 cabins with 10 seats will ensure a capacity of 1,200 people per hour and per direction. Perfectly integrated into the existing public transport network, the gondola lift will be in intermodality with the future Guided Regional Transportation Network (RRTG) project and with the Integrated Modern Transport Network (RITMO) project supported by the City.
A project supported by
THE LOCAL POPULATION
Developed in perfect consultation with the local population and elected officials, the ropeway received a strong support during public consultations. 84.9% of those surveyed said the project was useful and 74.9% said they would use the cable car to work and play.
The project will be completed by 2021. The budget of the operation amounts to 54 million euros, including 11 million euros spent on operation and maintenance for 5 years.
In Saint-Denis of Reunion already a second line is under study, to accompany the construction of a tramway and thus complete the public transport offer of the city. The President of CINOR also speaks of a global network of 5 lines for the city of Saint-Denis.
It is strategically positioned on Bluewaters (Meraas' sophisticated island destination in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) at 500 meters (1,600 ft) off “The Beach”, the laid-back beachfront destination by Meraas, located opposite JBR and near Dubai Marina which includes entertainment and retail zones. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) subcontract work scope incorporates the provision of 48 high tech capsules for Ain Dubai. Project management, engineering and procurement work has already commenced.
For many years POMA has been chosen to provide capsules for observation wheel projects, such as the London Eye in London or the High Roller in Las Vegas, delivering engineering expertise and strong project execution.
This latest award further demonstrates the ability of the company to innovate and design the right engineering solutions that ensures a safe, effective and cost-efficient project delivery. The world's tallest observation wheel will peak at 250 meters (doubling London Eye’s height) and will offer a tremendous panoramic view on the Dubai landscapes.
Located in the popular tourist town of Zlatibor, within the municipality of Čajetina in Serbia, this new 9-km gondola lift has eclipsed the previous record-holder, the Tianmen Shan cable car (China) measuring 7.4 km. The total journey time is 25 minutes and treats passengers, skiers, hikers and walkers to breathtaking panoramic views of Zlatibor and its golden pine-covered mountain slopes, which gave the mountain its name (‘zlatni’ meaning ‘golden’ and ‘bor’ meaning ‘pine tree’ in Serbian). A project that is part of continuity since POMA had already participated in 2007 in the Tornik ski resort modernization by installing the first detachable chairlift of Serbia.
Tourist activities on offer
NEAR ALL STATIONS
The line connects the tourist hub of Zlatibor to Tornik’s summit, which peaks at an altitude of 1,496 metres. Zlatibor, also known as Kraljeve Vode (‘King’s Water’), has been a renowned Serbian tourist resort since the 19th century, particularly prized for its climate, its setting and its snowy slopes.
This new gondola lift is part of the overall drive to strengthen and diversify the region’s tourist attractions. Around the downhill resort in the centre of Zlatibor, the municipality is planning to build the biggest adventure park of the Balkans (1,000 m²); it will offer numerous leisure activities, such as zip wires, hanging bridges, tobogganing and climbing.
The middle station at lake Riničko, halfway between both terminals, will accommodate the forthcoming high-end tourist resort of ‘Gold city’, which will provide water-based activities, sports and recreational facilities to the 1 million European tourists expected over the next 10 years. Zlatibor is setting its sights on becoming Serbia’s top tourist destination.
Lastly, the resort at the terminal located on Zlatibor’s highest peak will not only offer outstanding views of the surrounding landscape and mountains from its scenic view-point, but will also invite visitors to hit the ski slopes in winter, such as mountain biking in the summer, and test their limits in an extreme-sport environment.
An ecological
APPROACH
POMA supported Zlatibor in its efforts to respect the local environment in particular, designing and building the gondola lift to satisfy numerous ecological standards. The municipality of Čajetina aims to become the first Serbian municipality to reach European ecological standards by 2020.
Opting for a gondola lift was fully in line with this approach, since it is currently one of the ecological means of transport available. It will reduce the number of vehicles travelling to Tornik and therefore cut CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions.