El Salvador’s Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) has outlined a critical logistics timeline for September to advance construction on the $130 million cable car system connecting Mejicanos with downtown San Salvador. Public Works Minister Romeo Rodríguez confirmed during an site inspection that key electromechanical components, manufactured by French firm Poma, will begin arriving early next month, marking a decisive shift toward continuous aerial assembly across the 3.5-kilometer route.
The logistics flow will roll out in three distinct phases throughout the month. The initial shipment of cabins is slated to enter the country during the first days of September, followed by an arrival of structural components on September 5 to enable the mounting of three additional towers. A final cargo shipment on September 23 will deliver the remaining heavy machinery, triggering a broad assembly deployment to erect the rest of the network’s 23 support towers.
Civil works for the system’s foundations are already approaching 80% completion, laying the groundwork for the incoming structure. Officials recently finished installing the sixth tower along Bulevar Tutunichapa, explaining that underground preparation—including deep concrete drilling for support footings—remains the most complex stage of the project. “The majority of the workload consists of the necessary civil works, which are barely visible because so much of it is underground,” Rodríguez noted regarding the extensive foundation phase.
Once the aerial cables and support framework are fully placed, construction will pivot to the system’s four principal stations: Zacamil, an outer terminal near the University of El Salvador (UES), Centro de Gobierno, and Rubén Darío. Designed to serve approximately 200,000 residents and reduce peak travel times from one hour down to 15 minutes, the major urban transit project is projected to be fully operational by the first half of 2027.