The idea was unique for sub-Saharan Africa: Use cable cars to lift thousands of commuters above the daily gridlock in one of Africa’s fast-growing cities.However, the system ran for only a few weeks, and now the carless cables hang unused above Madagascar’s capital in what might be a US$170 million

Madagascar's capital hoped to solve its traffic gridlock with a cable car system that carried commuters above it

Madagascar officials set the fee for users at between 70 and 90 U.S. cents a trip. The average monthly salary is $72.