A solution was needed that would improveboth the lives of the workers and boost the mines...

[narrator]
A solution was needed that would improve
both the lives of the workers and boost the mines output. These are the rope roads
of Chiatura. A transportation network
that connected almost every corner
of the town. [Auerbach] The cable cars
were the brainchild
of the mine owners. They realized if they could
get workers from the town to the mining sites easier
and with more convenience, they could convince
more people to work here