Highway 2 (Israel)
Highway 2 | ||||
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כביש 2 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 90 km (56 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Tel Aviv (Heil HaSiryon Interchange) | |||
North end | Haifa (Haifa South Interchange) | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Israel | |||
Major cities | Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Netanya, Hadera, Tirat Carmel, Haifa | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 2 (
Highway 2 is one of the busiest highways in the country, and drivers experience frequent traffic congestion between Hadera and Tel Aviv during rush hours. The northern sections are also congested at times, especially during weekends and holidays, when many Israelis travel north for vacation.
History
The first section of the highway between Tel Aviv and
The last section of the highway, between Olga Junction and Haifa, opened in 1969. When this section opened, it was Israel's first
The junctions on the older sections of the highway were gradually grade separated: Netanya Interchange was built in 1974, Poleg Interchange in 1975, Havazelet Interchange in 1989, Yanai Interchange in 1990, Olga Interchange in 1993, Hof HaSharon Interchange in 1994 and Rabin Interchange and HaSira Interchange in 1995. Today, the highway is grade-separated along its route between the Haifa South and West Glilot interchanges.
The Tel Aviv–Netanya section was widened to six lanes in the 1990s.
The West Glilot Interchange opened on February 28, 2007, providing a direct connection to eastbound
Coastal roadway corridor
The
Plans
There are plans to continue the six-lane section north to the Zikhron Ya'akov Interchange. These plans also include upgrading the remaining part between Zikhron Ya'akov and Haifa to freeway standards. As part of this effort, works to rebuild and widen the division between Havatzelet HaSharon and the Olga interchange are expected to commence in 2020 for NIS1.2 billion (equivalent to US$330 million in 2018 dollars).
Interchanges
District[2] | Location[3] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Tel Aviv | HaTikva | 0 | 0.0 | מחלף חיל השריון (Heil HaShiryon Interchange) | Highway 20 | |
0.2 | 0.12 | מחלף קיבוץ גלויות (Kibbutz Galuyot Interchange) |
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HaKirya | 3.5 | 2.2 | מחלף קפלן (Kaplan Interchange) | Kaplan Street | ||
Shikun Lamed | 6.3 | 3.9 | גשר הירקון (Yarkon Bridge) | Bnei Dan Street | Named after nearby Yarkon River | |
6.6 | 4.1 | גשר רוקח (Rokach Bridge) | Rochach Blvd. | |||
Jewish refugee camp Glilot | ||||||
Herzliya | 13 | 8.1 | מחלף הסירה (HaSira Interchange) | Route 541 | ||
15.5 | 9.6 | מחלף רבין (Rabin Interchange) | Keren Hayesod St. | Named after Yitzhak Rabin | ||
Central | Rishpon | 18 | 11 | מסעף רשפון (Rishpon Branch) | HaKfar St. | |
Ga'ash | 19 | 12 | מחלף רשפון – געש (Rishpon – Ga'ash Interchange) | Highway 20 | ||
Shefayim | 21 | 13 | מחלף חוף השרון (Hof HaSharon Interchange) | Road 5514 | ||
Yakum | 24 | 15 | מסעף יקום (Yakum Branch) | local road | Northbound only | |
Wingate Institute | 25 | 16 | מסעף וינגייט (Wingate Branch) | Entrance road | Southbound only | |
Udim | 26.5 | 16.5 | מסעף אודים (Udim Branch) | HaTse'elon St. | Northbound only | |
Poleg Stream | ||||||
29 | 18 | מחלף גשר השלום (Peace Bridge Interchange) | Road 5611 | |||
33 | 21 | מחלף נתניה (Netanya Interchange) | Highway 57 | |||
Havatzelet HaSharon | 38 | 24 | מחלף חבצלת (Havatzelet Interchange) | Road 5710 | ||
Beit Yanai | 41 | 25 | מחלף ינאי (Yanai Interchange) | Road 5720 | ||
Haifa | Hadera | 45 | 28 | מחלף חרובים (Cherubim Interchange) | Highway 9 | |
48 | 30 | מחלף אולגה (Olga Interchange) | Aaron Aaronsohn St. | |||
Caesarea | 51 | 32 | מחלף קיסריה (Caesarea Interchange) | Highway 65 | ||
Or Akiva | 55 | 34 | מחלף אור עקיבא (Or Akiva Interchange) | Road 6511 | ||
Zikhron Ya'akov | 65 | 40 | מחלף זכרון יעקב (Zikhron Ya'akov Interchange) | Highway 70 | ||
Atlit | 79 | 49 | מחלף עתלית (Atlit Interchange) | Route 721 Road 7110 | ||
Highway 23 | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ "הקמת כביש רוחבי חדש 531 - חיבור ערי השרון". 2013-10-15. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
External links
- Video journey of the entire highway – The freeway section begins at the Glilot Interchange around 18m30s into the video. The Yarkon River bridge can be seen at 13m20s. The section between the Yarkon River bridge and the Glilot Interchange served as the main northern entrance to Tel Aviv until the Ayalon Highway was completed in the early 1990s.