The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tel-aviv-jerusalem-highway/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tel-aviv-jerusalem-highway/ 32 32 Israel weighs introducing congestion charges to ease city center traffic https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-weighs-introducing-congestion-charges-to-unstick-city-center-jams/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:18:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2063730 New tariffs proposed to try to reduce cars on roads by taxing drivers who want to head downtown in peak hours

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]]> For third time in week, truck carrying crane crashes into overpass https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-third-time-in-week-truck-carrying-crane-crashes-into-overpass/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:37:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1680757&preview_id=1680757 No injuries reported on Tel Aviv's Ayalon highway; roads closed as vehicle removed

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]]> 3 injured as bulldozer is knocked off truck on main highway https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-injured-as-bulldozer-is-knocked-off-truck-on-main-highway/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:56:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1680046 Route 1 closed after crash at Lod Interchange; victims suffer light injuries, taken to hospital

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]]> New 3-lane section to open on Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-3-lane-section-to-open-on-tel-aviv-jerusalem-highway/ Mon, 29 May 2017 11:44:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1628802 Speed limit to be raised to 110 kilometers per hour; tenders to go out for road changes at capital‘s entrance

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]]> Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway reopens with new tunnels, bridge https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-tel-aviv-highway-reopens-with-new-tunnels-bridge/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 07:48:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1544251&preview_id=1544251 Harel interchange set to slash travel time between Israel's two major cities; Netanyahu hails 'historic' improvement

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]]> Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway closes overnight as new tunnels, bridge open https://www.timesofisrael.com/route-1-closes-thursday-night-as-new-tunnels-bridge-open/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:05:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1543828 Netanyahu hails 'historic' improvement to road that provides key access to the capital; travel time to be slashed to 30 minutes

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]]> Driver in deadly bus crash to get 4 years jail in plea deal — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/driver-in-deadly-bus-crash-to-get-4-years-jail-in-plea-deal-report/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:53:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1509509 Haim Bitton accused of manslaughter, unsafe driving after February collision that killed six on Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway

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]]> Bus driver implicated in fatal highway crash put under house arrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/bus-driver-implicated-in-fatal-highway-crash-put-under-house-arrest/ Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:49:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1342036 Haim Bitton agrees to be monitored by his mother while police probe collision on Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway that killed 6

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]]> Bus driver in fatal crash suspected of tampering with evidence https://www.timesofisrael.com/bus-driver-in-fatal-crash-suspected-of-tampering-with-evidence/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:32:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1340296 Haim Bitton, involved in Sunday's accident that left 6 people dead, was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes

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]]> Bus driver in crash that kills 6 had collided with truck on same road in 2013 https://www.timesofisrael.com/bus-driver-in-crash-that-kills-6-had-collided-with-truck-on-same-road-in-2013/ Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:35:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1340166&preview_id=1340166 Driver was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes; regular passenger says his reckless driving meant disaster was matter of time

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]]> 6 killed, at least 12 hurt when bus hits parked truck https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-killed-at-least-15-hurt-in-collision-between-bus-and-truck/ Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:26:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1339951 Three children said to be among fatalities in deadly crash on Route 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv; police say no foul play suspected after questioning drivers

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]]> Jerusalem-area fire Sunday was arson https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-area-fire-sunday-was-arson/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:08:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1227016&preview_id=1227016 300 dunams of woodland burned; crews managed to contain the fire before it spread to residential areas

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]]> 300 dunams of woodland burned in Jerusalem blaze https://www.timesofisrael.com/300-dunams-of-woodland-burned-in-jerusalem-blaze/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1226692&preview_id=1226692 Crews from around the country converged on capital, managed to contain the fire before it spread to residential areas

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]]> After lengthy battle, firefighters control brush blaze https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-lengthy-battle-firefighters-control-brush-blaze/ Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:12:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1226614&preview_id=1226614 Residents of Moshav Even Sapir were evacuated as crews struggled for eight hours to contain huge forest fire

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]]> Firefighters battle large brush fire outside Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/firefighters-battle-large-brush-fire-outside-jerusalem/ Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:45:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1226308 Residents of Ein Kerem and Moshav Even Sapir are evacuated as crews struggle to contain blaze

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