By El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso Matters Wyler Aerial Tramway Construction Underway, Short on Funds Texas Parks and Wildlife officials gave an update Tuesday on the Wyler Aerial Tramway, which has been out of commission since 2018 when engineers determined the tramway was too old to carry passengers safely. The new tramway will be built at Franklin Mountains State Park near the old location at 1700 McKinley.

Raymond Telles, executive director of the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, expects the tramway to be completed in two years. Construction of the upper deck will follow its completion, with the tramway used to transport supplies up the mountainside. El Paso legislators have secured $27 million in state funding for the project, still short of the initial price tag of $30 millio

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