Mayor of Tel Aviv announces to Finance Minister unable to approve construction of a fourth railway line on the river route due to the danger of flooding • "Ayalon must be drained to sea"

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai sent a letter to the Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Transport, announcing that he would not be able to accept an application for engineering coordination in order to construct a bridge structure to carry the fourth railway line in Ayalon. This, he said, was due to concerns about further flooding. That's how the news was published this evening.

Also, Kolday for the disaster disaster that occurred in the city two weeks ago: "The events tragically illustrated the danger of the floods at our doorstep and the necessity of the drainage conveyor."

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"We will not be able to respond to the request," the mayor wrote, "in the wake of the construction of the drainage plant to divert the Ayalon River to the Mediterranean - a move that the drainage professionals agree to be in no hurry but to promote it urgently. The fourth track in Ayalon. "

Huldai said laying the fourth railroad is expected to reduce Nahal Ayalon by 60% - "which will dramatically increase the risk of flooding of Ayalon lanes. The proposed drainage solutions today do not adequately address the danger of floods."