Fear of flooding: Huldai prevents the laying of the fourth railway in Ayalon

In the background of the stormy weather that has taken victims and caused much damage in TA-Jaffa, the mayor has informed the finance and transportation ministers that he is halting the huge project following a rejection of the drainage works in the stream. "Last week's events tragically illustrated the danger facing us," Huldai warned

Fear of flooding: Huldai prevents the laying of the fourth railway in Ayalon

Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai threatened that he would halt the project of laying the fourth railway if the postponement of the drainage works in Nahal Ayalon continued. In a letter sent last week to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Transport Minister Bezalel Smutrich, Huldai wrote that "last week's events, unfortunately, have tragically illustrated the danger of floods at our doorstep and the necessity of the drain."

"Due to our commitment to human life, the municipality will not be able to respond to your request for engineering coordination until you receive a commitment from the Treasury for the Advancement of Leadership," the mayor wrote. This is due to the "dragging of the feet in establishing the drainage conveyor to tilt the Ayalon River to the Mediterranean" - a course that drainage professionals agree that there is no escaping but urgent advance. However, notwithstanding, the above is not included as a condition in the implementation of the Fourth Rail Plan, but is in preliminary proceedings. Of separate planning without any feasible implementation plan. "

Huldai warned that the fourth track laying is expected to constrain Ayalon by about 60%, "which would dramatically increase the risk of flooding Ayalon routes, with all the meanings in mind and property that result." He said, "The drainage solutions offered today do not adequately address the danger of the floods."

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