Tel aviv light rail

Failures in Tel Aviv rail constructions could cost public tens of billions, lead to massive delays

Continued delays and mismanagement could significantly inflate costs, disrupt the lives of millions of residents, and postpone the project’s expected economic benefits for years.

The Elifelet Light Rail station in Tel Aviv. November 17, 2024.
The Elifelet Light Rail station in Tel Aviv. November 17, 2024.

Hostility among European firms could jeopardize Tel Aviv’s metro project

 A test drive for the Tel Aviv light rail in Jaffa, on May 17, 2023

NTA: Tel Aviv metro system faces major delays, won't open before 2040

 Dafna Landau, (center) Head of the Construction & Real Estate sub-division in Bank Leumi’s Business Division, speaks with Yaakov Quint, Director-General of the Israel Land Authority (left) and journalist Danielle Roth Avneri at the Maariv Economic Conference in Tel Aviv.

Despite setbacks, demand for housing in Israel remains, including from foreign residents


Pilot program in TA area allows bus riders to recharge Rav-Kav using home computer

Transportation Ministry officials said their hope is that the new service will eliminate the need for passengers to physically come to service centers to charge their cards.

The Rav Kav USB card, which could be manually recharged, will begiven to residents of Gush Dan in a pilot program

A streetcar named...

As the dig begins, ‘Metro’ presents Part II in the continuing saga of construction of the Tel Aviv light rail.

Work on the Tel Aviv light rail.

It takes a train to cry

Tel Aviv business owners fear the worst as light rail construction is set to begin.

A woman walks in front of a sign advertising the Tel Aviv Light Rail

Police gear up for gridlock ahead of Tel Aviv light rail construction

On any given day between 500,000 and 600,000 cars enter Tel Aviv.

A woman walks in front of a sign advertising the Tel Aviv Light Rail

Tel Aviv Light Rail tows a hefty load

With some 200 businesses adjacent to the Red Line’s construction path, owners are bracing for considerable economic loss due to an onslaught of rerouting.

Ma’ariv Bridge

‘נְתִיבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל’

Israel Roads

Israel Roads

Israeli public transit infrastructure lags behind OECD countries

While Jerusalem and Haifa have both recently received positive updates to their transit systems, Tel Aviv still has not upgraded its mass transit system.

Jerusalem light rail

On the right track

Classic train movies roll into Tel Aviv this weekend.

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