Road No 1 Sha ar Hagay- Jerusalem September 2011

Road No. 1 Sha’ar Hagay- Jerusalem September 2011 1

Regional Map Tel Aviv Sha’ar Hagay Jerusalem 2

General description and project’s goals General Road no. 1 serves as the central artery and access gate to Jerusalem. This road is defined in the regional zoning plan as a “highway”, but in practice does not meet the current functional criteria that define a highway. The section from Sha’ar Hagay to Jerusalem is comprised of 2 lanes in each direction, and is already incapable of supporting the traffic volumes presently using this section. The road includes a narrow median, is bordered by narrow shoulders and by safety guardrails that do not comply with the new, currently accepted standards. 3

General description and project’s goals General (cont. ) Long sections of the road are inclined, and the road also includes sharp and dangerous curves. Delays in the traffic flow in this section are routine, even in non-peak hours, and sometimes even in the late evening hours and at night. 4

General description and project’s goals Project goals: Upgrading and expanding road no. 1 in the section from the Sha’ar Hagay interchange to the Motza interchange in the Arazim valley area – a total of about 16 Km. Transforming the national road to Jerusalem into a 3 lane, bi-directional road, with a design speed of 90 KPH, modifying the road to meet safety guidelines, and turning it into an environmentally friendly and scenic road, properly corresponding to its transport importance as the gateway to Israel’s capital city. 5

General description and project’s goals Project goal: • Increasing the design speed to 90 KPH (driving speed of 90 KPH). • Increasing the road’s affective capacity. • Shortening driving times. • Improving driving comfort. • Reducing the incidents of queues or irregularity in the traffic flow. • Safety improvements aimed at reducing the number of road accidents. • Upgrading of lighting and drainage systems, conducting scenic restoration work and treating slopes, quarrying & filling. 6

Typical basic cross-section The basic cross section width for the road will be 35 meters, and will include: 3 lanes in each direction, a median at a reduced width of 4 meters, and 3 meter wide shoulders on each side. The grade will reach a maximum of 8%. 7

General description and project’s goals Major elements: • Construction of 3 interchanges: Kiryat Yearim, Hemmed and Harrel • Construction of 2 tunnels, each 650 meters long (Harrel Tunnels) • Construction of 2 bridges, each 800 meters long (Motza Bridges) • Building of retaining walls, including temporary walls during construction stages • Building underground agricultural crossings • Building a 90 meter long ecological bridge • Executing paving and infrastructure work on a total of 16 km. along road no. 1 • Executing scenic landscaping work, including restoration of slopes 8

Sha’ar Hagay – Shoresh section 9

Sha’ar Hagay – Shoresh section 10

Typical low fill section 07. 0 03. 100. 3 רוחב פעיל שוליים 08. 01 00. 2 מסעה מפרדה 08. 01 מסעה 00. 3 03. 1 רוחב שוליים פעיל ע. ת. מתוכנן מעקה בטון לרמת בלימה 2 H 11

Typical high fill section 03. 1 00. 3 08. 01 רוחב פעיל שוליים מסעה מעקה בטון לרמת בלימה 2 H ע. ת. מתוכנן 21 00. 2 מפרדה 08. 01 מסעה 00. 3 03. 1 רוחב שולייםפעיל ע. ת. מתוכנן

Typical cut section 07. 0 03. 1 00. 3 רוחב שוליים פעיל 08. 01 00. 2 08. 01 מסעה מפרדה מסעה מעקה בטון לרמת בלימה 2 H 00. 3 03. 1 רוחב שולייםפעיל ע. ת. מתוכנן תעלת בטון מלבנית לניקוז 31

Minimal section for execution stages 04, 32 04, 12 0. 1 6. 3 שוליים מיסעה רוחבזמניים זמנית פעיל 41 6. 3 מיסעה זמנית 6. 0 2. 1 6. 3 מיסעה מפרדה זמנית 6. 3 0. 1 מיסעה שוליים זמנית זמניים רוחב פעיל