What is the extent of the damage caused by the traffic jam in the ports?

Transport Minister Merav Michaeli has no idea

The cost of living is skyrocketing, prices are rising following the traffic jam at the ports, but the Minister of Transport does not know the extent of the damage.

In an interview with 103FM, Michaeli was asked what she knows about one of the major crises in the transportation industry, and responded with a puzzling answer: "I do not remember"

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13/07/2022

Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 09:19 Updated: 09:27

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While the cost of living is getting worse, prices are skyrocketing, in part due to the congestion created in ports - Transport Minister Meirav Michaeli "does not remember" the amount of money created by one of the country's most severe crises.

In an interview with 103FM Michaeli was asked what she knows about the acute crisis in the transportation industry, and replied that she does not know.

"I'm sure there are those who will count, but we are talking about a global crisis. I do not currently know how to tell you the economic damage from ports. I do know how to say the economic damage from traffic jams.

"One of the big crises is the ports," Golan Yokfaz noted, and Minister Michaeli clarified: "I say I do not remember telling you at the moment, but I worked to shorten the queues there and resolve this crisis. This turn, we opened new docks, brought in working hands, allowed them to make significant progress in their work and I did what it took for this crisis to end.

I very much understand that this traffic jam is part of the problem of cost of living but it is not the only thing.

The traffic jam on the roads costs the state no less. "

She said, "I did not waste my time during this period. In fact, I was reprimanded by the best of my associates. About it. The traffic jams, we're talking about a complete pyramid reversal we did. We both changed the policy and direction of the Ministry of Transport. We brought an unprecedented investment in public transport on all its levels. ".

Merav Michaeli (Photo: Reuven Castro)

"In the end, whoever is sitting in a traffic jam does not understand what you are talking about," Yokfaz attacked.

In response, the Minister of Transportation asked to clarify that "in the end it is impossible to solve a 20-15 year neglect in one year what to do, but we have already made great beginnings. For the first time, a double train from Herzliya to Jerusalem, a line we opened, now we have returned the train from Ben Gurion Airport to Savidor at night.

At the same time, Michaeli stressed that "I stand one hundred percent behind the tremendous progress we have made, now I have a whole campaign for us to take the time to show the public these tremendous results. Today there are 400 km of bike paths being paved, planned or executed across the country.

Do you remember that the previous Minister of Transport stuck the bicycle paths of Tel Aviv until there was no money for paths in the periphery?

Today there are bicycle paths from north to south, everywhere in the State of Israel.

We are implementing an unprecedented revolution that will reduce the use of public transportation, especially in the periphery, but in all parts of the country. "

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