Eleventh-hour decision postpones reopening of Wellington cable carMONIQUE FORD / Stuff.co.nz Steel frames will be hoisted by a crane into place over Cable Car Lane today as stage one of a $1.5 million upgrade of the precinct. The hoped-for reopening of the Wellington Cable Car after a $1.5 million upgrade has been postponed until Wednesday. MONIQUE FORD/ Fairfax NZ Workers fitting the steel frames for the Cable Car Lane canopy on Saturday morning. READ MORE: ​* Wellington's cable car to close for two months to allow $3 million upgrade* $1.5 million upgrade of Wellington's Cable Car Lane begins​* Cash crisis could see Wellington's iconic cable car close within a decade* Giant crane will stop traffic as glass roof installed on Cable Car LaneHowever, the discovery of more corrosion in the two 1970s carriages meant more time was needed. The cable car is due to resume operating on Monday morning.

Source: Stuff August 14, 2016 06:21 UTC