TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE

Researchers Sani Ziv and Oren Shapir of the Aharon Institute for Economic Policy recommend long-term integrated housing and transport planning.

The ministry's spend on infrastructure development is stuck at about NIS 20 billion annually, far below what is needed to close Israel's productivity gap.

The Minister of Transport is initiating a government decision to cancel the Congestion Charge Law that is due to come into force in 2026.

Critics say the project has big costs and low benefits and won't solve the traffic congestion.

The new Israeli airline hopes to begin scheduled flights between Haifa and Eilat in September and will also operate routes to Cyprus and Greece.

The latest price cuts come even though purchase tax on electric vehicles rose from 20% to 35% at the start of 2024.

The war and violent haredi protests are delaying opening of the Green Line and Red Line extension as well as the start of construction of the Blue Line.

Companies in the Shikun & Binui group will pay a total of NIS 260 million in the affair of bribery of public servants in Africa.

Objections by Minister of Transport Miri Regev have delayed it for a year, but the Ministry of Finance is determined that we will pay to drive into the Tel Aviv area.

Jerusalem Municipality and the Ministry of Transport see the city's light rail network reaching capacity by 2030, making it necessary to expand public transport.

Due to be completed by 2021, the national network is unlikely to be fully electrified before 2030.

Single bus fares will rise from NIS 5.5 to NIS 6, while light rail fares will rise to NIS 8.

When the deal is completed, Keystone will have paid NIS 4.8 billion for 100% of the bus company, with each member receiving NIS 3.7 million for their stake.

As part of the deal, owners Zvika Bar Haim and Amir Mangad will sell half of their holdings (in equal parts), while at the same time Wellborn will inject capital into the company in order to support the expansion of activities.

Work on the 431 railway bridge, originally set for one Shabbat, will now be carried out over at least four nights.

After Channel 13's exposure of the way narrow political considerations guide policy at the Ministry of Transport, Regev has lost all public legitimacy.

Ten years ago, Better Place collapsed with losses of NIS 3 billion. Now, OPC, controlled by Ofer's Kenon Holdings, is writing off its much more modest investment in charging station company Gnrgy.

Deteriorating relations between Israel and China over Gaza have not affected consumer behavior as Israelis snap up Chinese made electric cars.

The uncertain security and economic situation caused by the war is deterring international companies from bidding to operate the Green and Purple Lines.

Exodigo's technology doesn't come cheap, but not knowing what's under the surface can cost an infrastructure or mining company a great deal more.

The planned expansion of the OPC power station in Hadera has been cancelled.

40 million cubic meters of earth will be excavated in constructing the Gush Dan Metro. Could it be used to build an island off Israel's coast?

Transport Planning Division head Shai Kedem has announced that he will step down.

The company is a developer of fast charging solutions for electric vehicles.

Residents reported disruptions with GPS-based navigation apps like Waze, Moovit and Google Maps, telling users they were in Beirut, likely due to IDF jamming actions.

Israel's car import market recorded a strong fall in the first quarter of 2024, although electric cars grabbed a far bigger market share.

The eight kilometer extension of the light rail Red Line had been scheduled to open in July 2023.

The reform includes free travel for discharged soldiers in their first year after service, 50% discount fares for residents of the geographical periphery, and discounts for those aged 26 and younger.

The Authority is formulating a government decision to remove the project from NTA, which is responsible for building the Tel Aviv light rail system.

Shaul Schneider told the Globes Infrastructures Conference that only 49% of the port's shares would be sold, so control would remain in government hands.