Major Road Closures on Ayalon Highway for Electrical Work This Weekend

By חדשות כיפה

Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba

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Israel Electric Corporation will close major sections of Ayalon Highway in both directions this weekend for electrical cable replacement. The closures begin Thursday night and extend through Sunday morning, impacting traffic significantly. Drivers are advised to use alternative routes and navigation apps as the work is coordinated with police and highway authorities.

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Ayalon Highway will face extensive closures this weekend for electrical infrastructure work.
Closures affect both northbound and southbound lanes at multiple interchanges.
The first closure starts Thursday night and ends Friday afternoon.
A second closure begins Saturday night and concludes Sunday morning.
Drivers are advised to use alternative routes like Coastal Highway and Waze.
The work is part of a project to upgrade the regional electricity grid.

Israel Electric Corporation announced extensive closures on Ayalon Highway (Route 20) in both directions this weekend due to essential infrastructure work. The project involves replacing electrical cables that cross the highway and the railway line. The first closure will begin Thursday, November 5th, at 11:30 PM and last until Friday, November 6th, at 4:00 PM. A second closure is scheduled from Saturday night, November 7th, at 11:00 PM until Sunday morning, November 8th, at 5:00 AM.

Significant sections will be closed. Northbound, the segment between Glilot East Interchange and Shivat HaKochavim Interchange will be completely shut, including the ramp from Route 5 to Ayalon North. However, entry from Shivat HaKochavim Interchange to the north will remain open. Southbound, the stretch between HaMafilim Interchange and Glilot East Interchange will be closed, along with entry ramps from Shivat HaKochavim Interchange and Route 543 at the Shefayim East Interchange to the south.

Traffic will be diverted to parallel routes, including Coastal Highway (Route 2), Route 4, and Route 5. The Israel Electric Corporation advises drivers to use Waze for route planning. These works are part of a larger project to upgrade the electricity grid in the Sharon and Gush Dan regions and have been coordinated with the Israel Police, Netivei Ayalon (Ayalon Highways), and security authorities.

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