As lead contractor, Mace will build the cable car and operate it for three years. The consortium includes Dopplemayr, Watson Steel, URS Scott Wilson, Buro Happold and Aedas. The cable car has been designed by Wilkinson Eyre.
Work will start on the ground this summer on what is set to be the first urban system of its kind in the UK. The cable car will link the Greenwich Peninsula and the O2 center with the Royal Victoria Docks and the Excel exhibition centre. It is designed to provide a spectacular addition to London and a much-needed river crossing in this area, cutting travel times to five minutes. It will also boost regeneration of east London.
Transport for London said that it us striving to deliver the scheme before the London Olympic and Paralympic Games although this remains an extremely challenging timeline for a complex project.
“Gliding serenely through the air across the Thames will provide a truly sublime, bird's eye view of our wonderful city,” said mayor of London Boris Johnson.
