EU Ambassador Fiona Ramsey visits Dominica Cable Car project, reviews construction progress

EU Ambassador to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean nations, Fiona Ramsey visited the construction site of Cable Car on Tuesday and inspected the development on the project. She lauded the project and said that this will be going to change the tourism landscape of Dominica.

During her visit to the project site, Ramsey was accompanied by Victor Costa, the project manager of the Dominica Cable Car. Costa briefed her on the progress of the construction and shared updates on project facilities. Moreover, Ramsey also inspected the site's outdoor and cabin storage facility as part of her visit.

Ramsey also clicked pictures with project officials in the different sites of the project including the cabin storage area and behind the “I Love Dominica” sign.

Additionally, Dominica Cable Car is an initiative of the Dominica administration to advance the tourism sector in the island. The main purpose of the project is to make the access of the world's second largest hot lake accessible for everyone. The project is being constructed at the Bayak, in Roseau Valley.

Once the Dominica Cable Car becomes operational, tourists will be able to reach the Boiling lake area in approximately 22 minutes, covering a distance of 6.6 km (4.1miles). The project will feature 65 cabins, each designed to carry 10 passengers above the Dominica rainforest. The Dominica Cable Car will have a capacity of 1,000 passengers per hour in both directions.

Moreover, the project is being developed in partnership between the private investors and the Government of Dominica. The project's private investors include ABL Holdings, main developer, Doppelmayr Group, managing the cable car system contractor, Outdoors Engineers AG playing the role of feasibility and engineering assessment and Input Projektenwicklungs-GmbH managing the cable car ecological and economic concept .

Beyond providing easier access to the Boling lake, the Dominica Cable Car is also set to make history as the world's longest continuous movement monocable car system.