Shafir Engineering wan the tender the second urban railway line in Jerusalem

The joint inter-agency tender committee for finance, transport and the Jerusalem Municipality announced that Shafir Engineering is the winner of the second urban railway line in the city (the Green Line). Shafir went to tender with the Spanish CAF, and it faced a single competitor made up of the housing and construction companies and Egged.
The tender also includes the operation of the existing line (the red line), and since Cityps, which has been operating in the city since August 2011, decided not to submit the tender, the immediate implication is that Shafir and CAF will replace Citypes with the existing line within one year and will also be responsible for the extension. His extensions to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and at the same time will establish, maintain and operate the new line. The latter includes the construction of 27 km long rails and 50 new stations, the design and production of about 100 cars, the establishment of a maintenance center complex, Control and control, parking and parking lots and level separations.
The (unofficial) operating date of the new line is set for 2025, with an estimated cost of about NIS 10 billion. The franchisee will operate the network for a period of 15 years with an option for another 10 years and maintain the network for 25 years.
TransJerusalem J-Net LTD is expected to begin planning work during the current year and the network will be phased in, starting from the end of 2022 until fully operational by 2025.
An enhancer was delivered. "We are proud to lead the largest transportation project in Israel ever, and to outline the advanced transportation development of our capital Jerusalem.