Infrastructure development plays a vital role in the smooth functioning of society and the advancement of industry. Around the world, recent initiatives across a range of sectors aim to generate both social and economic benefits by improving amenities and enhancing transport and communications networks.

The Israeli economy has taken a battering in recent years, thanks to the worldwide economic slowdown and the pervasive threat of terrorism. With the country still in the grip of recession and construction costs at a current low, the government is turning to infrastructure development to give the economy a shot in the arm.