Taxpayers will fork over another 150 million shekels ($46 million) for the debt-ridden Jerusalem light railway. The Knesset Finance Committee Tuesday approved the funds as compensation for the light rail operator, CityPass, which has suffered delays in the project due to lengthy land expropriations, conflicting instructions and changes in the system.

Jerusalem storeowners have complained that drawn-out infrastructure work has ruined their businesses. The new deadline for the first train to roll on the tracks is more than two years away and also is two years after the originally scheduled completion date.