The battle against traffic accidents focuses mainly on human error. But a large share of road accidents, at least on the highways, stems from defective road planning or maintenance. The state comptroller warned about this eight years ago.
0 commentsThe earthquake scenarios for which the State of Israel is now preparing assume that following a severe earthquake of about 7.5 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter at Beit She'an, there would be about 16,000 dead.
0 commentsOut of all traffic fatalities in Israel last year, 26 percent were Arabs. Fifty-four percent of all children who died in accidents were Arabs - most of them in their own front yards. There are many explanations for this, but no immediate solutions.
0 commentsThe Transport Ministry and Finance Ministry have approved in principle building a rail line to Eilat. A NIS 500 million planning phase will start this year with the aim of completing the project by 2008 to ferry passengers and cargo between Ashdod port and Eilat. The project involves upgrading the Dimona to Nahal Zin line and building a 175-km Nahal Zin to Eilat line.
0 commentsThe proposed rail line from Eilat to the center of the country is economically worthwhile, according to Uri Yogev, the former Finance Ministry budgets director.
0 commentsTravel on Highway 6 - the Trans-Israel Highway - becomes more expensive today, with prices jumping 14 percent to 28 percent 18 months after Israel's first toll road was inaugurated. The new tariff was approved by the Finance and Transportation ministries.
0 commentsIsrael Railways is to release guidelines in the coming weeks for the tender to electrify the rail network.
0 commentsThe taxi business in Israel got a new partner several months ago - the Egged Transportation Cooperative Society, which ordinarily operates buses.
0 commentsThe government is to compensate Derech Eretz, the concessionaire for the Trans-Israel Highway, for delays in handing over land for the toll road, even though the company completed that stretch four months ahead of schedule.
0 commentsThe winner of the tender to build Tel Aviv's light rail system will receive a government grant of some NIS 5.8 billion, Finance and Transportation Ministry officials said yesterday.
0 commentsAccountant General Yaron Zelekha was the leading candidate for the post of director-general of Israel Railways a few months back. Shortly after Israel Railways' chairman of the board, Moshe Leon, decided not to extend the contract of the former director-general, Yossi Snir, he offered Zelekha the post.
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