Tag: Transportation
Autonomous helicopter taxi makes first test flight over Jerusalem
An autonomous helicopter taxi made its first 30-minute test flight over Jerusalem as part of an Israeli-government-led initiative to reduce traffic jams on the country’s roads, the Israel Innovation Authority announced on Wednesday.
The Chinese-made...
Tel Aviv Light Rail to open to the public Friday
After years of delays, the Tel Aviv Light Rail will begin running on Friday, affording commuters a traffic-free ride in and around the congested metropolitan area.
The 24-km. (15-mile) Red Line, which will run through...
Netanyahu condemns discrimination against women on buses
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a statement condemning gender discrimination in the country's public transport system.
"The State of Israel is a free country in which no one will restrict who may...
Israel breaks ground on mass Bus Rapid Transit system
Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev on Wednesday laid the cornerstone for the Blue Line, an advanced mass transit system that will connect Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Nes Ziona and Rehovot.
The Bus Rapid Transit system...
Report: COVID outbreak in Israel to worsen over winter
A new report from the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center finds that Israel is likely to see a spike in infections over the winter, when people will convene in small indoor spaces. The...
Jerusalem highway construction aims to modernize traffic flow around historic city
Jerusalem has started construction on parts of an NIS 3 billion (approximately $870 million) major highway that will eventually serve as a ring road around Israel’s largest city, with the goal of significantly alleviating...
Extension of high-speed rail to Old City Jerusalem expected to alleviate traffic, boost tourism
In what is being dubbed as a historical development, Israel’s Transportation Ministry announced this week that is it moving forward with plans to extend the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail line in order to...
Israel plans to extend Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail to Western Wall
Israel’s Transportation Ministry said on Monday that it’s moving ahead with plans to build an extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed line that would directly connect Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The project...