There has been huge public pressure in the last day over the issue of passing the "Metro Law" which is supposed to provide funding for the construction of a subway system in Gush Dan, and journalists, opinion leaders, civil society organizations and even comedians mobilized to press the political system, from right to left. The legislation.
The "15 Minutes" and "Transport in Our Way" transport organizations launched a special campaign, with the participation of the public, in order to put pressure on the MKs to pass the law.
Organizations issued a petition calling on lawmakers: "Do not let the most serious civil crisis in the country's history be registered in your name. Coalition, opposition, we are all stuck in the same traffic jam - overcome disputes and allow the law to pass by cross-party agreement."
A 15-minute statement said: "It is not possible that the project that will rescue Israel from the traffic jams will get stuck only due to political disputes. If the law falls - we will suffer from the traffic jams decades ahead. The coalition and the opposition must work together "Now. There are enough things to argue about, this is not one of them. The 24th Knesset - do not leave the State of Israel in a traffic jam."
Itzik Alrov, communications and strategy consultant, wrote in compliance with the law: "Dear MKs, from the opposition and the coalition - do yourself a favor and pass the Metro law already.
If that doesn 't happen, Shaul Amsterdamsky is going to eat our heads off over the next six months.
Do one last favor to humanity before you redeem yourself.
please.
We will not stand for that. "
Passengers at a metro station in Paris,
The sketch program "This-It" also dedicated a sketch to the struggle to pass the law and the budgets for the metro system and mocked the missed opportunity.
The sketch mentions the names of all the countries in the world that have a system of metamorphoses, including Venezuela, North Korea and Iran.
In February this year, the Metro Law was approved for a second and third reading in the Committee for National Infrastructure Initiatives and Jewish Religious Services, headed by MK Yulia Malinowski. About a month ago, the Minister of the Interior, Services and Planning Committee, headed by Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, approved two of the three metro lines: M1 South and M3.
"Loss of 25 billion shekels a year"
A source involved in the planning and construction of the subway system said in a conversation with "Israel Today":
The source explained the economic cost of delaying the establishment of the system for the Israeli economy. It was stated: "Before mentioning it in the congestion forecasts on roads, which are estimated at an increase of more than 300 million hours of congested vehicles by 2040."
"The Metro Act actually gives the government and the executing company tools and powers to carry out the project on dictated schedules, including the opening of Phase A of the operating line starting in 2032, by defining interfaces between infrastructure owners and the executing company and neutralizing veto powers some industry players may have today. The Metro Law originates from a long and deep staff work of several years conducted in the Ministries of Transportation and Finance in collaboration with
NATA
, which examined together the main barriers and lessons learned from the red and purple line project and the green and purple complementary lines in Gush Dan. "Procedures for the promotion of transportation infrastructure in the urban space," the source explained.
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