Gondola lift in plans for Branson stretch fraught with traffic
BRANSON MO NEWS:
BRANSON — Tourists and locals in this city who want to avoid the city’s traffic snarls might soon be traveling by gondola — think enclosed ski lift, not a guy in a boat with a long pole.
Missouri-based American Gondola Inc. wants to build a gondola line that would have 11 to 13 terminals running along Missouri 76, the city’s main entertainment corridor, from the giant pedestrian mall Branson Landing all the way to Silver Dollar City. The climate-controlled cars would travel on cables, suspended on average about 60 feet above the ground, hold from 10 to 12 passengers each and traverse the approximately 8 to 9 miles in about 40 minutes one-way.
The cost of the privately funded project is estimated at between $160 million and $200 million, but before it can get underway American Gondola is asking for a memorandum of understanding from the city so the company can lock down its financing, according to company executives.
A memorandum of understanding spells out an agreement between two or more parties. It’s typically considered useful in a situation where a contract is too formal, but a handshake agreement won’t quite cut it either.
The city asked American Gondola to hold some informational sessions with the public earlier this month, …
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