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Eight Cable Car Lines Proposed to Ease Lima's Traffic
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Eight Cable Car Lines Proposed to Ease Lima's Traffic

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Lima's transport authority proposed building eight urban cable car lines to reduce traffic.
  • The project aims to connect districts and shorten travel times, citing successes in other Latin American cities.
  • Initial studies are funded by the Development Bank of Latin America, with construction potentially taking two to three years per line.

Lima's transport authority has proposed an ambitious plan to construct eight urban cable car lines, aiming to significantly cut travel times and integrate public transport across the Peruvian capital. The Authority for Urban Transport for Lima and Callao (ATU) presented the initiative, highlighting its potential to alleviate the city's notorious traffic congestion.

Gustavo Díaz, ATU's deputy director of planning, pointed to successful cable car systems in Medellín, La Paz, Bogotá, and Mexico City as proof of concept. He emphasized that cable cars bypass surface traffic and overcome geographical barriers like hills, offering faster commutes. Construction timelines are estimated between two to three years per line.

The cable car allows people to travel much faster because it avoids surface traffic and overcomes geographical barriers, such as hills. Furthermore, it can be built in a relatively short period, between two and three years.

— Gustavo DíazATU's deputy director of planning explaining the benefits of the proposed cable car system.

The first proposed line would connect San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima's most populous district, to northern Lima, reducing a one-hour journey to just 18 minutes. Other planned lines aim to link Ventanilla and Puente Piedra, the hilly areas of Comas and San Juan de Lurigancho, and La Victoria with El Agustino. Additional routes are envisioned to connect Villa María del Triunfo to the Metro Line 1 and reach the remote area of Manchay in Pachacamac.

These projects are intended to improve access for thousands living in settlements on steep slopes and hard-to-reach locations. The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) is financing the initial technical studies, expected to conclude within a year, after which a bidding process will commence. Lima drivers lost 195 hours in traffic in 2025, and the city faces significant air pollution, with PM 2.5 levels far exceeding WHO recommendations.

The objective is to facilitate access for thousands of people who live in settlements located on slopes and in areas that are difficult to access.

— Gustavo DíazATU's deputy director of planning on the social impact of the cable car project.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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