This project aims to find an adequate and encouraging shopping environment for the citizens through organizing the traffic movement and forming suitable pedestrian lanes.

The project work plan will be divided as follows:

1^st Phase: Bab Zqaq to Dalila Round from July 4^th to August 17^th, 2013

2^nd Phase: Dalila Round to Al-Cinema Round from July 17^th to August 21^st, 2013

3^rd Phase: Al-Cinema Round to Al-Bandak Round from August 25^th to October 6^th, 2013

4^th Phase: Al-Bandak Round to Al-Salesian School from September 14^th to November 20^th, 2013

Pedestrians and cars can easily have access to the main market. BethlehemMunicipality and CCHP are doing their best to cause the least disturbance to the citizens and the shops’ owners within the duration of the project and they highly appreciate everyone’s collaboration and consideration to conclude this project successfully.

It is worth mentioning that Bethlehem Municipality and CCHP are implementing the project of Rehabilitation of the Commercial Area in the Old City of Bethlehem – Paul VI Street with fund from the Italian Government-Italian General Consulate in Jerusalem, through the Palestinian Municipalities Support Programme (PMSP) and co-financed by Municipality of Vicenza, Padova and AIM-Spa in Vicenza.