The Nantou County Government today announced plans to build a 1.7km circular cable car system at the Zhushan Sky Ladder (竹山天梯), estimated to begin operations in 2031.
The cable car would provide a new eco-friendly, low-carbon travel destination in the Tai Chi Meidi (太極美地) tourism region southwest of Sun Moon Lake, featuring four stops at a bamboo forest, waterfall and tea garden.
Including land acquisition costs, the total budget is estimated at about NT$1 billion (US$31.83 million), the county government said.
Photo courtesy of the Nantou County Government
The project has already received land use consent from all 17 affected landowners covering 30 parcels of land, Nantou County Tourism Department Director Chen Chih-hsien (陳志賢) said.
The county said it expects to complete tendering for the project management contract next month, followed by the design-build tender in October.
The next steps include negotiated land purchases and the planning process for the operate-transfer, it said.
Photo courtesy of the Nantou County Government
The project also requires widening access roads and improving parking facilities, it added.
As the cable car is less than 2.5km long, it does not require a formal environmental impact assessment, although the local government said it would conduct ecological surveys.
The county would fund construction, while future maintenance and operations would be outsourced to a private operator, it said.
Construction is expected to finish in late 2029, with a budget allocated through 2030 and commercial operations expected to begin in 2031, it said.
The first stop would be at the Sky Ladder Visitor Center, with the Jhulin (竹林) bamboo forest area serving as a transfer station connecting to the Bagua Tea Garden (八卦茶園) and Green Dragon Waterfall (青龍瀑布), it said.
The waterfall station would be on the southern bank of the Jialiuliao Creek (加走寮溪), affording passengers views of the falls, the county government said, adding that the station would also include an observation deck.
The county also plans to build a campground, a treetop walkway, a giant swing and a three-cable suspension bridge at the Jhulin stop.
Additional reporting by CNA
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