Safety Hazards and Renovation Strategies for Ageing Passenger Ropeways

Many early-built passenger ropeways have accumulated safety risks after long-term operation, threatening tourist safety and property.

1. Practical Renovation Challenges

Strict ecological and scenic-zone regulations exist. Some regions apply oversimplified restrictions, blocking reasonable ropeway-renovation projects. This slows nationwide renewal of ageing ropeways.

2. Improvement & Renovation Recommendations

(1) Flexible Supporting Policies

Under ecological-red-line requirements, authorities should issue targeted policies to support ropeway upgrading or reconstruction for tourist safety and high-quality tourism development.

(2) In-Situ Technical Upgrading

With complete technical assessment and minimal earthwork, upgrade ropeways on original routes. A typical solution: replace old fixed-grip systems with small detachable-grip ropeways for higher capacity and better safety.

(3) Relocation Reconstruction & Route Optimization

Dismantle ropeways inside ecological-red-line or core scenic zones. Build new high-safety detachable-grip ropeways at environmentally-compliant sites. Optimize routes to cut tourists’ hiking distance and improve visiting experience.