The First Route for the Cable Car in Ulaanbaatar to Begin Next Year
SocietyUlaanbaatar, November 19, 2024 /MONTSAME/. On November 16, 2024, Governor of the Capital City of Mongolia and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar City Nyambaatar Khishgee held a public briefing on the construction projects planned for the coming years under the “20-Minute City” Concept.
Specifically, in the period from 2024 to 2028, Ulaanbaatar City will undertake phased construction of two-level roads to alleviate traffic congestion. A tender for consultancy services to design a two-level, traffic-light-free ring auto road will close on November 25, 2024, with its feasibility study to be fully developed by 2025.
In his remarks, Mayor Nyambaatar Khishgee stated, “The consultancy team will choose the most efficient routes for the first ring auto road of Ulaanbaatar City by 2025, focusing on minimizing land acquisition. The funding for the Project will be sourced from fees collected from the Tuul Highway once it is operational, as well as revenues from other road fees."
Furthermore, a tender for a new bridge connecting the Tuul Highway with the Nisekh Road will be announced in 2025, with its construction commencing the following year. In other words, the six-lane vertical bridge overpassing Naadamchdiin Street, or the Yaarmag Road, will connect the 1st khoroolol with the Nisekh Road. Additionally, the land acquisition regarding the cable car line for the Yaarmag-Kharkhorin route has been completed, however, the progress of the construction has been prolonged due to delays by the contractor. Nevertheless, with up to 90 thousand vehicles passing through the Yaarmag Road during peak hours, the first phase of the construction of the Yaarmag- Kharkhorin cable car line is planned to be completed within the next year.
Mayor of the Ulaanbaatar City Nyambaatar highlighted that the construction of the National Park-Shangri-La Center route will be determined by a public survey of the city's residents.