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title: SYSTRA wins Marseille urban cable car contract
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# SYSTRA wins Marseille urban cable car contract

![SYSTRA wins Marseille urban cable car contract](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/71e0bfc9b4d277be477086ae30395b.jpg)

The two locations are one kilometre apart and separated by a drop of 150 metres.
The cable car will greatly improve access to the 19th century basilica, which
welcomes two million visitors per year.

SYSTRA will lead a consortium comprising TIM Ingénierie, a specialist cable car
engineering firm, TRANSITEC, an engineering consultancy specialising in
transport, and the Marseille law firm MCL Avocats. The consortium will draft the
tender documents for the design & build contract and manage the required
administrative, legal and financial processes that are crucial to the success of
the project. It will also oversee the design and supervise construction. The
cable car is planned to open in 2021.

Thierry Dattin, Consultancy Director, SYSTRA, said: “Following SYSTRA’s design &
build contract awards for the Orleans and Toulouse cable cars, Marseille
consolidates the firm’s position as a leader in the urban cable car market. We
are delighted to have been awarded this project management assistance contract
and very much look forward to making the scheme a success.”

SYSTRA has supported communities with 
[cable car transportation projects](https://www.systra.com/cable-car) for more
than 20 years in France, Latin America and Asia Pacific. In 2017, SYSTRA was
awarded concept design contracts for urban cable cars in Toulouse and 
[Orleans](https://www.systra.com/urban-cable-car-of-orleans-france).