沃克县批准了一个Gondola项目,以方便交通,工程定于2027年进行。
Walker County approved a gondola project to ease traffic, with construction set for 2027.
沃克县专员委员会于2026年2月5日一致批准了一项重新划区的请求,允许洛克城企业建造连接格鲁吉亚弗林特斯通至Lookout山的Gondola系统,建造工程可能于2027年1月开始。
The Walker County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning request on February 5, 2026, allowing Rock City Enterprises to build a gondola system connecting Flintstone, Georgia, to Lookout Mountain, with construction potentially starting in January 2027.
该项目估计耗资1 000万至1 500万美元,目的是减少奥赫斯公路上的交通,将汽车教练和校车转到空中转运。
The project, estimated to cost $10 million to $15 million, aims to reduce traffic on Ochs Highway by shifting motor coaches and school buses to the aerial transit.
Gondola会从Blowing Springs农场跑到公园的主入口,
The gondola would run from Blowing Springs Farm to the park’s main entrance, with a redesigned mountaintop entryway planned.
仍然需要由Lookout山区规划委员会单独批准。
A separate approval from the Lookout Mountain Planning Commission is still required.
官方表示该项目可以创造20个全职工作, 并产生90万美元的年度销售税, 而GDOT正在审查交通研究。
Officials say the project could create 20 full-time jobs and generate $900,000 in annual sales tax, while a traffic study is under review by GDOT.