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PM opens new tunnels on Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway

19 January 2017, 2:47 pm
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz attend a ceremony to open the new Harel tunnels on Route 1, the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway.

The tunnels, which are intended to cut the journey time between the two cities, will officially open to traffic tomorrow. The stretch of the highway where the tunnels are located will be closed from 10 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (L) and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (2R) attend an opening ceremony for the new Harel tunnels on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway on January 19, 2017. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (L) and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (2R) attend an opening ceremony for the new Harel tunnels on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, January 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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