TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE

The Ministry of Transport has found a budgetary source of NIS 115 million by cutting public transport services following the Home Front Command's emergency instructions.

With ministries' spending being cut on all sides to finance the war, government sources say the advertising budget is extraordinarily high.

The National Road Safety Authority finds a clear connection between low socio-economic class and death on the roads, and recommends adopting other countries' solutions.

"Huge news" said an announcement on behalf of the transport minister, but in the industry and government there is skepticism - and anxiety.

The Chinese carmaker is setting up a battery switching station network in Israel, 15-years after Better Place went bankrupt.

Delays in publishing construction tenders mean the Tel Aviv metropolitan underground railway system will not be operating by 2034 as planned.

Francis Eco Sailing has launched the Corazine, promising visitors to the Galilee a quiet and clean trip around the lake.

The Red Line will be closed so that the tracks of the Green Line, due to begin operations next year, can be connected to the Red Line at their intersection points.

Despite so many uncertainties, the Israeli shipping company has reaffirmed its annual guidance published positive results for the first quarter of 2025.

The new entrance will shorten the journey to Ben Gurion airport by 10 kilometers for drivers approaching from the west.

Jerusalem District police are accused of harassing workers and refusing to safeguard sites in their demands for reinforcements and higher pay.

Details have been published about the fast lanes, along the Coastal Highway and the Ayalon Highway, which will be opened at the start of next year.

Chinese car brands are also making inroads into the gasoline car sector as electric vehicle sales are down in a difficult year for importers.

Chinese involvement is vital for the progress of local infrastructure projects, so despite US pressure Israel is reluctant to cut ties.

Construction and urban renewal around planned Metro stations cannot proceed until all the lines receive statutory approval.

Minister of Transport Miri Regev has demanded a review of plans for the northern section of the M1 line.

The Rishon Lezion Municipality will pay for part of the extension by marketing land above the planned underground depot.

The South Korean giant is reportedly eager to enter Israel's infrastructure sector but may not have the resources to dig the Metro tunnels.

From Friday fares will rise, while exemptions and discounts will be expanded, but what persuades people to switch to public transport is reliability, convenience and speed.

Data show that employees would rather change jobs than travel longer, so companies with fast public transport access find it easiest to hire.

ZIM's share price fell 16.4% on Wall Street on Thursday and a further 7.2% on Friday, closing with a market cap of $1.5 billion, wiping out all its gains in 2025.

Itay Raved's career drifted from law to media consulting to acting, before he finally found his niche.

The first work on the Tel Aviv Metropolitan underground railways system will begin on the M2 line depot in Petah Tikva.

Ramat Hasharon is pushing for a station in Glilot neat the Mossad headquarters, even though a new station is also planned for Glilot South, 1.6 kilometers away.

Legislation mandating construction of an airport at Nevatim, near Beersheva, is ready for final Knesset approval, but the prime minister blocked it after a security cabinet meeting.

Although there are skeptics who doubt that the project will ever be realized, there are now enough signs on the ground to indicate that they are probably wrong.

Miri Regev is close to final agreement with the Ministry of Finance on funding for her pet project in return for removal of her objection to the congestion charge.

NTA awarded the tender to Egged, which already operates the Red Line, despite government ministry opposition to one operator for the entire network.

Ron Huldai insists the project will aggravate rather than ease traffic congestion in Tel Aviv.

Street Insider reports that the shipping company's CEO Eli Glickman in considering a management-led buyout.