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The shutdown of the Sea to Sky Gondola after its cable was deliberately cut may delay the start of an expansion for the popular Squamish attraction. Construction was scheduled to begin in the fall.

“Right in the midst of all of this, we don’t know how that’s going to affect” plans, said David Greenfield, who owns the company with fellow former Intrawest executive Trevor Dunn and Michael Hutchison.

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The cable was severed early Saturday in what police are investigating as an intentional act, sending more than half of the 30 cars crashing to the ground.

As many as 20 of the cars need to be replaced and damages are likely in the “millions” of dollars, said Greenfield, who said the company is insured.

He didn’t know when the gondola could be running again.

In February, the company unveiled plans to build a 2.5-kilometre covered walkway in the trees and wetlands of Panorama Ridge at the top of the gondola, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District approved a development permit.