Antipolo City LGU, elated and excited to have first cable car in PH

ANTIPOLO City Mayor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares III expressed elation over the statements made by the Department of Transportation over their proposal for having the country’s first cable car system.

DOTr Undersecretary Timothy John Batan said that the cable car – the first in the Philippines – may be operational by 2028 upon construction in Rizal.

Courtesy: Jun-Andeng Ynares FB Page

“Parang kailan lang nangangarap tayo, pano kaya kung magkaron ng cable cars sa Antipolo? Early last year, nagpulong tayo ng mga taga DOTr at foreign consultants na magsasagawa ng pre-feasibility study. Fast forward to 2024, nakakatuwa na i-announce na feasible ito at tatawagin Antipolo Cable Car Project,” Mayor Ynares said in his social media post.

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The DOTr said the Antipolo Cable Car Project will connect the MRT-4 Taytay Station to Antipolo City.

“We know that Antipolo is very dense, and has lots of residents and economic activity, so it will be complementary to connect MRT-4 to Antipolo City,” Batan said in a statement sent to the media.

“Next year (2025) gagawan na ng detailed feasibility study na popondohan ng Asian Development Bank (ADB) para malaman ang project cost at passenger capacity. 2026 project bidding naman ang target and hopefully magsimula na ang pagtatayo ng cable cars na magdudugtong at magiging feeder system at maghahatid ng mga pasahero mula MRT 4,” Mayor Ynares said.

“Aabutin ng at least 2 years ang construction ng kauna-unahang cable car ng pamahalaan sa Pilipinas at kung walang magiging delays, pwede na maging operational sa 2028,” he added.

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The DOTr said that the Asian Development Bank funded the cable car project’s pre-feasibility study, which was finished earlier this year.

“The project appears viable. The next step is the detailed feasibility study which the ADB is also financing,” Batan said. The DOTr said the detailed feasibility study, which will determine the project cost and its passenger capacity, is expected to begin in 2025. Project bidding, meanwhile, will open in the following year.