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Tel Aviv sues to force start of work on Yehudit bridge
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Tel Aviv municipality has petitioned the High Court for an injunction to force workers to begin building the Yehudit pedestrian bridge, according to Hebrew media reports.
Work on the bridge was halted in late August by Transportation Minister Israel Katz after ultra-Orthodox coalition partners complained about construction on the Jewish day of rest.
Planners say construction of the bridge will require the shutdown of Tel Aviv’s busy Ayalon highway for hours at a time, leaving Saturday as the only feasible day to do the work.
In the petition, the city says the ministry has been unresponsive to attempts to find out why work was halted and negotiate a solution.
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