LANDORE: The gondola terminal’s ‘bones’ are about to go up at the park and ride
The steel frame of Swansea’s gondola terminal is about to start going up at Landore Park and Ride, with Skyline Swansea saying the building’s foundations are now complete.
The next stage will put up the steel superstructure, “the ‘bones’ of the gondola terminal building”, the company says.
That will make the overall shape of the building “increasingly visible from the surrounding area”, it says.
From piling to steel at Landore Park and Ride
Piling for the base station started in August, when Skyline said the work would take about five weeks.
Steel reinforcement for part of the terminal can be seen rising out of a concrete base inside the hoarded site, with a piling rig still on site.
The park and ride has stayed open, but with fewer spaces since diggers moved in during June. Skyline has not said when full parking will return.
Swansea Council has funded a design study into moving the park and ride across the road to Alamein Road, opposite the Swansea.com Stadium.
More gondola tower foundations along the Kilvey Hill line
Up the hill, work is continuing along the route between Landore Park and Ride and the summit of Kilvey Hill.
Construction will become “increasingly visible over the coming months” as foundations for more towers are completed, ready for the towers themselves to be installed, Skyline says.
The cleared gondola line from above, looking down towards the base station site at Landore Park and Ride. (Image: Skyline Swansea)People may see contractors, equipment and temporary work areas at points along the route, it says.
Work runs from 8am to 6pm on weekdays and from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.
A Sunday lane closure on the A4217 on 1 November
Skyline has also given notice that the southbound lane of the A4217 between Brunel Way and White Rock Roundabout will be closed on Sunday 1 November, from 8am to 5pm.
Southbound traffic will be diverted via Brunel Way, Morfa Road and New Cut, rejoining the A4217 south of White Rock Roundabout.
Seed on the slopes, and archaeologists at the summit
Elsewhere on the site, bare slopes are being sprayed green with a meadow mix, with native saplings to follow.
Archaeologists are still monitoring work around the area where remains were uncovered at the summit, with talks continuing with Heneb over how features may be preserved.
The £49m gondola and luge attraction is due to open in 2028.
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