Underground rail stations sheltered thousands during missile attacks, while NTA sped up projects amid reduced traffic, navigates funding gaps and labor shortages and works to attract global firms despite the ongoing security situation
The first segment of Israel’s planned metro system is expected to begin operating in 2037, later than earlier projections, the chair of the government company leading the project said.
Yodfat Afek-Arazi, chair of NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System, said the updated timeline reflects a more realistic assessment of the project, which is estimated at about 170 billion shekels and includes three lines spanning roughly 150 kilometers across the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. More
