A NEW TRAM LINE FOR JERUSALEM

The routing

The course of the central section of the Blue Line goes right through the inner city main streets: past Golda Meir, Shmuel Hanavi, Yehezkel and Strauss and to the south at the intersection of Jaffa and King George Street – along the streets in the city center on which the public life takes place. The streets are very busy with heavy pedestrian traffic. The areas adjacent to the route are used for various commercial purposes, public and religious institutions as well as for living space.

The reason for building subterraneously

Characteristic for this area are narrow streets, steep inclines, tight curve radii and crossings with the tram lines of the planned Green Line and the existing Red Line. Taking these difficult conditions into account, it was decided to run this section of the route underground.

Services in a nutshell

• Preliminary design
• Basic design
• Detailed design
• Approval procedure in accordance with Israeli regional planning and building regulations
• Supervision of the additional geological surveys
• Tender documents for the trades shell construction and equipment (except railway technology)
• Support in evaluating and awarding offers
• Construction supervision
• Planning of the mining stations (shell construction)
• Geological / geotechnical processing for the entire underground section