(haipo) The High Court discussed a petition concerning the state's decision regarding the tunneling of a train in the Haifa area. The petitioners claimed that the move planned by the Ministry of Transportation would cause environmental problems, harm residents and threaten historical properties in the Haifa area. which will largely determine the future of Haifa, especially in the aspect of the connection between the city and the sea and the removal of the railway from the coastline. In the coming years, the electrification of the railway is planned, which will completely destroy the coastline of Haifa, especially in the Hecht Park area.
The High Court's ruling opens the door for a repeated discussion regarding the tunneling alternative
As part of the verdict, the court examined the considerations of the state, including economic, transportation and ecological aspects, as well as the opinions of the experts. Finally, the High Court of Justice ruled that the state's decision to split the railway plan in the Haifa area into sub-districts 65 A and 65 B meets the test of reasonableness and does not justify legal intervention, even though it is a project with wide-ranging effects.
The achievement for the petitioners It is the answer of the Committee for National Infrastructures and the Ministry of Transportation, that all the alternatives are being examined and will be examined within the framework of sub-paragraph 65 b. This notice appeared in the judgment of the Rabbinate, for your perusal.
Attorney Dvir Langer, from the "Three Sycamores" association (petitioner number 1), the petitioners' attorney, told Lahi Fe: "The petitioners are satisfied with the court's decision."
Attorney Dvir Langer: The High Court of Justice ruled that the alternatives for the tunnel in the Haifa area will be examined within the framework of the Subtal 65b plan, dedicated to the railway tunneling in the vicinity of Haifa. The members of the association who submitted the petition, along with the residents of Haifa and the north, expressed satisfaction with the court's decision.
At the same time, it is appropriate to maintain a realistic approach: Achieving a full tunnel solution in the Haifa area, including a fast connection between the Gulf Central Station and Tel Aviv via the "Sdera Tunnel" route that was also mentioned in the ruling, will require united political pressure from Haifa and the North.
The Haifa Municipality's efforts to force Israel Railways to "sink" in the downtown, including in Hecht Park, may lead to only one pair of tracks being drained, and the current tracks remaining on the coast. There are senior officials in the municipality who believe that the interests of the residents of Haifa and the north are at odds, but this opinion is not accurate.
A reminder from March 2017 - many ask what has changed since then...
The alternative of sinking the track inside Haifa in favor of 4 underground tracks parallel to the existing route (as the program editors state), is an alternative that was presented during the time of Klish and the previous city engineer, but they were already told from the beginning that it was not feasible. This is an alternative that will also arouse endless objections from private land owners along the route and only these petitions will delay it for many years and in the meantime the overhead electrification and the railroad crossing along the coast in front of the German colony and in front of the port campus will be perpetuated. Even if it was practically possible. The only possible and most correct alternative, which is also faster to build, is a tunnel
Between the South Haifa station and the Kiryat al-Halamet station and from there an overhead line to the Gulf central station!
Bat Galim and Shmona stations should be canceled, those who want to get to Tel Aviv or Nahariya should get to the heart of the bay or the Carmel beach.
The railway inside Haifa must be abolished, and the sea made accessible.
Why is every issue brought before the High Court????
After all, they don't understand anything and a half about such issues. Then they ask why the High Court intervenes in every issue. that all public planning is backed by legal advice and done according to the law. Only the troublemakers actually disrupt their troublemaking.
The judges of the High Court understood very well that Israel Railways confuses everyone.
Therefore, after Israel Railways said that their alternative does not prevent anything later, the judges rushed to oblige them with this statement
The title is misleading!
The High Court rejected the petition. This is the truth.
For the sake of the residents of Carmel, it is much better to have a real central station in the center of the bay instead of stopping on the way to the center for no reason.
The spinal tunnel is the best option and also the most economical.
Well done Dvir! If you had not taken it to the High Court, the state would not have been ready to declare it. People like you, fighters for all of us, help the entire north. I am a resident of the Galilee and shortening the travel time is critical for us as well.
Thank you Erez and Amit, I hope that in the end the sane voice in Haifa and the north will win
Just paying lip service to the planners.
Once 65a is completed, it is no longer possible to promote a northern alternative that skips the main station in the south of the city.
In general, they threw the petitioners down all the stairs.
Dvir Langer is a self-interested brat who just wants to have a fast train from the center of the Gulf to Tel Aviv
What about the other residents of Haifa? Bat Galim and Haifa Center stations?
He doesn't care.
For his part, to harm all the residents of Haifa, his main goal would be a high-speed train from the center of the Gulf to Tel Aviv
Cinema Shavit has been abandoned in the middle of the Carmel center for decades
This is a very large building in a strategic location in the heart of the center of Carmel.
Why is the municipality not working to introduce more competition in the food chains in the Ridge - there are 11 Shufersal branches and only 3 small Carrefour
Lease to a chain like Rami Levy or Food Warehouses Shavit Cinema, who will demolish and build a large food chain with an underground parking lot for shoppers and tenants when the chain is closed.
Everyone will benefit from the removal of the hazard and unnecessary competition on food prices in the ridge against the Shufersal monopoly.
Likewise, in empty areas in the French Carmel, large plots of land can be leased to chains that will build branches.
The municipality is preventing competition, there is probably some kind of deal here or a shakedown combine with Shufersal, this is not possible!!!
A movie theater is not suitable for a supermarket and there is no parking there. A problematic area.
As long as the tunnel in the boulevard tunnel under Mount Carmel will stop in Haifa, meaning it will stop at the Carmel beach and then at the central parent station of the Bay - it really does not skip Haifa. It skips two stations of the center of Haifa and Bat Galim to which you can leave a line of light rail or metro
Wow, how selfish of him.
Such a train will benefit tens of thousands of people from the periphery who spend many hours getting to and from their place. Work in Tel Aviv.
Really only cares about himself...
I didn't understand what "20 minutes to Tel Aviv" is?
in the attached drawing.
Between the center of the Gulf and Tel Aviv (Arlozorov) the distance is about 85 km.
At a speed of 300 km/h the travel time is about 20 minutes.
At a speed of 250 km/h, the travel time is about 25 minutes.
It won't be 20 minutes to Tel Aviv.
The maximum speed that the state will approve is 260 km/h, but this is enough to shorten the trip from Carmel Beach to Tel Aviv to 25 minutes.