Large-scale subway system planned for central Israel
The public transport project, the largest in Israel's history, will include 90 miles (145 km) of underground rail lines going through 24 cities.
Yisrael Katz, Israel's Minister of Transport, speaks as he stands next to employees of China Railway Engineering Corporation, during an event marking the beginning of underground construction work of the light rail, using a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), in Tel Aviv, Israel February 19, 2017.(photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
