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NEWS
Elevators to Connect Jewish Quarter to Kosel Maarovi
By Betzalel Kahn
Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky instructed municipality
officials to build an elevator connecting the Jewish Quarter
to the Western Wall Plaza in order to assist the elderly, the
handicapped and large families.
The municipality is currently working with the Company for
the Rehabilitation and Development of the Jewish Quarter on
the final plans, after which rapid construction work will get
underway immediately. With an estimated cost of NIS 5 million
($1.1 million) the glass elevator will allow passengers a
spectacular view of the Kosel Maarovi area and Har Hazeisim.
The municipality is also assessing the possibility of
installing an escalator.
The Mayor said the plan is part of a wide-scale project to
improve accessibility in the Old City and the area of the
Kosel Maarovi to make visiting easier for the physically
challenged.
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