Post by Logan on Jun 3, 2016 18:54:26 GMT -6
State halts Jay Peak tram until repairs costing $4.9M completed
The state has ordered Jay Peak’s aerial tram idled until repairs are made, including work on its electrical system, brakes and towers, and replacement of two passenger cabins at a cost of $4.9 million.
The tram is “crucial” to the resort’s operations, but it will likely be a year before repairs are completed, according to the resort’s current operator.
State inspectors had “expressed concern over the condition of this tram” before the start of the last ski season, according to Tuesday’s order from the Workers Compensation and Safety Division of the Labor Department. It was agreed that if the resort completed top-priority work, it could use the 52-year-old lift during the winter, with the understanding that the rest of the work would be done after the season, according to the state.
Tuesday’s order, signed by J. Stephen Monahan, director of the labor safety division, says the resort hasn’t taken steps to begin the remaining work.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2016/06/02/state-halts-jay-peak-tram-until-repairs-costing-4-9m-completed/
The state has ordered Jay Peak’s aerial tram idled until repairs are made, including work on its electrical system, brakes and towers, and replacement of two passenger cabins at a cost of $4.9 million.
The tram is “crucial” to the resort’s operations, but it will likely be a year before repairs are completed, according to the resort’s current operator.
State inspectors had “expressed concern over the condition of this tram” before the start of the last ski season, according to Tuesday’s order from the Workers Compensation and Safety Division of the Labor Department. It was agreed that if the resort completed top-priority work, it could use the 52-year-old lift during the winter, with the understanding that the rest of the work would be done after the season, according to the state.
Tuesday’s order, signed by J. Stephen Monahan, director of the labor safety division, says the resort hasn’t taken steps to begin the remaining work.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2016/06/02/state-halts-jay-peak-tram-until-repairs-costing-4-9m-completed/