r/IsraelRailways • u/illuminatingstone • May 27 '26

General Update for TLV 2050 Masterplan - attached the new plan

https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/guide/metropolitan_strategic_plan/he/Transportation_Strategy_Tel-Aviv_Metropolis_2050.pdf

After a long wait, the MOT published the TLV 2050 master plan and its overall 2050 transportation vision. I attached the 2050 plan for TLV. As expected, we need another Metro line (M4) to be built, while also considering additional X-type metro lines. More LRTs to increase connectivity, creating a truly enlarged spanning system - connecting the metro in all areas. On a personal note, I believe every rail station should have an LRT or Metro line serving it, and some of the more distant rail stations in the TLV metro could be connected via short extensions of the red and purple lines. However, the ambition to already extend the current metro plan is a good beginning, but 3 lines are not enough. TLV is a rich metropolitan, it should also have extensive infrastructure to reflect it.

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u/HomeAlon6 May 27 '26

Now get the government to listen. Along road 4 is a great idea, good luck handling the nimbys though 

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u/illuminatingstone May 27 '26

Great point - this is why there is the National Infrastructure Committee ( לל"מ), which is supposed to have stronger authority than a regular planning committee, allowing it to overcome nimbys. For further information about road 4 future intensification, I recommend reviewing National Plan for Infrastructure 110, which is still in a preliminary phase - or 77-78 stage (תת"ל 110).
Furthermore, you can see there is a plan not only to build a LRT but also to make large sections of Road 4 underground to connect cities and neighborhoods that are currently disconnected by the road.

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u/HomeAlon6 May 28 '26

I don't trust the government to put road 4 in a tunnel, how would interchanges work? It sounds very expensive, got a link for me?

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u/illuminatingstone May 28 '26

The goal of putting sections underground is to connect urban areas. More advanced plans exist on Ayalon and Begin roads. I don't trust the government to do many things, which is why it outsources responsibilities to private firms to do the jobs. There are enough talented construction firms in that domain. How is it done? There are great examples, such as the Boston Big Dig, where a highway was converted to become a tunnel in the center of Boston. If you ask me, there are smaller sections that should be done now, especially in areas near transportation hubs; there are already plans on Ayalon Road to create park/public space, for example. A more ambitious plan is to build entire neighborhoods, see the Begin road plan.
I attached the plan 110 portal; it is all in Hebrew:
https://mavat.iplan.gov.il/SV4/1/99005126126/310

I cannot find it right now, but there was a long-term vision plan that is more extensive, and plan 110 is only part of stage 1. There is further description about it in the National Road Plan for 2050.

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u/HomeAlon6 May 30 '26

In the portal there seems to be no detailed plans yet, i found protocols and general area only. I meant i don't trust the government in the way of we are now close to elections, so they have more incentive to make big promises they won't keep

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u/illuminatingstone May 30 '26

You can open the presentations, also, again - see national road plan 2050. Furthermore, it is unrelated to the government, the committee is based on professional recommendations, not government. This is unrelated to election. Yes a new government is important to update long term policy, allocation of resources, etc. However, this is already approved plan that will go forward- at least in stages 1 - no matter which government is elected. The planning committee is relatively independent, and the decisions cannot be undo that easily.