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In historic first, Old City of Jerusalem’s Roman-era street to be made wheelchair accessible

Work on the Roman pavement of the Christian Quarter Road first began in 1977, carried out by the Jerusalem Municipality and PAMI as part of infrastructure improvements in the Old City.

  • Roman-era street in Jerusalem's Old City becomes first in city to be wheelchair accessible.
  • Project began planning in 2009, officially launched a decade later.
  • Collaboration between Jerusalem Affairs Ministry, Municipality, Antiquities Authority.

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