Kfar Saba Launches Major Renovation of Historic Weizmann Street After Nearly 100 Years

Kfar Saba municipality has announced the start of a comprehensive multi-year renovation project for the historic Weizmann Street, originally paved in 1929. The project, with a budget of approximately 30 million shekels, aims to restore and upgrade the street over the next three years. The renovation will include refurbishing historic buildings such as the Khan complex and the market area, restoring the street's iconic arches, and renewing sidewalks and road surfaces. Additionally, accessible street furniture will be installed, shading structures added, street lighting upgraded, historic buildings illuminated, and infrastructure modernized.

Weizmann Street, initially called HaSharon when first paved in the late 1920s, has served as Kfar Saba's main commercial artery. The street's route was first mapped in 1905 as the central axis of the settlement, centered around the Khan building, which now serves as the city hall. Originally designed as a commercial link between Sharon settlements and coastal cities, the street was marked as a 20-meter-wide main road in the city's first master plan. By the 1930s, it hosted around 100 shops and workshops.

Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar emphasized the street's central role in the city's history and daily life, calling the renovation one of the largest municipal projects in decades. He stated that the initiative will significantly transform the city center's appearance and functionality for many years to come.