Coastal Highway and Ayalon Highways Closed Overnight for Several Nights This Week

The Israeli Ministry of Transport and Netivei Ayalon announced overnight closures of major highways this week for construction work under the "Fast Lanes" project. The closures will occur between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on multiple nights.

On the night of August 3rd, the northbound Ayalon Highway will be closed between Rokach Interchange and KKL Interchange. Traffic will be diverted to exit at Rokach, while entry northbound from KKL will remain open. On the night of August 4th, the southbound Coastal Highway (Highway 2) will close between Poleg and Wingate interchanges. Southbound entry from Poleg will be blocked and rerouted via Highway 553 and then Highway 4, but northbound entry from Poleg and southbound entry from Wingate will remain open.

On the night of August 5th, the southbound Coastal Highway will close between Netanya Interchange and Gesher HaShalom Interchange. Entry southbound from Gesher HaShalom will be open, but entry from Netanya will be blocked, with traffic diverted to Herzl Street and Ben Zvi Boulevard until reaching Gesher HaShalom.

Netivei Ayalon urged drivers to prepare in advance, use navigation updates, and select alternate routes to avoid the closures. These works are part of the "Fast Lanes" project, which opened initial sections in April exclusively for buses, with further sections planned to open in the future.