Table Mountain cableway to close for seven weeks for maintenance work
This is to allow the overhaul of parts of the cableway, including the track rope cable.It will take seven weeks to replace the 6km of track rope cable, which weighs 120 tonnes, that supports the Table Mountain cableway.
A 1997 TMACC facilities upgrade saw the introduction of this Swiss-made cableway system, boasting two rotating cable cars, each of which can carry 65 passengers.The various pieces of equipment and components of the cableway each require their own unique routine inspection cadences and maintenance cycles, as recommended by the original equipment manufacturer.
In addition, hiking pathways directly under the cableway will be closed due to overhead work. Other hiking routes will remain open for hikers.
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