Metro

Danya Cebus has secured a NTA tender for the second phase of preparatory works at the Segula depot for the M2 metro line, valued at over 100 million shekels.

NTA has published the pre-qualification process for equipment and operation tenders worth tens of billions of shekels, marking a milestone in the country's most complex infrastructure project. The plan includes the purchase of hundreds of driverless carriages and the integration of advanced signaling systems, with international firms required to partner with local cybersecurity experts.

The Israeli company Altel has reached the final stage of a tender for the operation and maintenance of Dubai's new Blue Line metro. The project, valued at over $2 billion, is scheduled to launch in 2029.

A photo of the goat Lil Bob and her owner near a Metro police station in Washington sparked a wave of rumors on social media about an arrest following subway rides. Authorities clarified that the detention was not related to the goat, but reminded that regulations do not allow bringing goats onto public transport.

Economist Shlomo Maoz questions the necessity of the metro project, suggesting we wait for future technologies. However, experts argue that innovation does not replace infrastructure but relies on it.

Hundreds of infrastructure works are taking place simultaneously across Gush Dan - trains, light rail, fast lanes, and soon the Metro with more than a hundred stations. The projects are supposed to shorten travel times in the future and expand public transport, but in the meantime, everyone traveling in the area pays the price with blocked roads and daily congestion. Meital Lehavi, Deputy Mayor of...

The Supreme Court has consolidated petitions from the authorities of Hod HaSharon, Kfar Saba, and South Sharon regarding the metro plan, stating it will not intervene and urging the parties to reach a solution independently.

Planning committees have approved a 1,700-apartment project in Ramla's industrial zone and a new student dormitory complex at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot.

A rapid urban renewal plan for Ahuza Street in Ra'anana will increase density by hundreds of percent. This is just one of 100 projects being promoted around the Gush Dan metro, set to add 300,000 new apartments.