The Transportation Department is seeking an assistance from the French government to finance the feasibility study for the construction of three cable cars in the country.
Transportation Undersecretary for rail and tollways Noel Kintanar said the government was exploring technical assistance from France to fund the feasibility study to build cable cars.
Kintanar said the agency identified Pasig River, Boracay and Baguio as locations for the cable cars. “We are doing the study,” he said.
The proposed cable cars aim to address traffic congestion at Edsa. The Japan International Cooperation Agency estimated that the daily cost of traffic in Metro Manila reached P2.4 billion.
“Hopefully, I can make this concept [cable car] approved by end of the year and implement it by mid next year,” Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade earlier said.
The Transportation Department will also pursue the construction of a P374-billion Makati-Pasay-Taguig Mass Transport System Loop to connect business districts and decongest Metro Manila traffic.