Highway 45 is the official designation of a 3.3 km stretch of road forming a continuous connection between Route 443 from the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area and Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard) to central Jerusalem and a 1.4 km spur serving the Atarot Industrial Park.
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_019.jpg) Highway 45 westbound toward Givat Ze'ev Junction | ||||
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| Length | 4.53 km (2.81 mi) | |||
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| West end | Giv'at Ze'ev Junction | |||
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| East end | Yehoshua Square | |||
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| Country | Israel | |||
| Major cities | Givat Ze'ev, Jerusalem | |||
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Route
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The road begins as a continuation of Route 443 at the traffic-light controlled Giv'at Ze'ev Junction. It runs east-southeast for 3.3 km as a high-speed four-lane divided highway. At the traffic-light controlled Atarot junction, it becomes Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard). The officially numbered "45" takes a 90-degree turn. Here, running northeast then east-northeast, it becomes a 2-lane local street[1] running 0.8 km to the Atarot Industrial Zone and the closed entrance to Atarot Airport. After another 0.6 km the road as numbered ends at Airport Street.[2] The road itself then continues an additional 0.6 km to Highway 60 adjacent to the Qalandia security checkpoint. However, this last section is no longer officially numbered 45.
History
editIn the late 1990s, the Israel Ministry of Transport planned to construct Highway 45 from Highway 1 near Ben Gurion International Airport through the West Bank north of the Modi'im Stream passing slightly north of Beit Horon and Beit Ur al-Fauqa to the Atarot Industrial Park in Jerusalem.[3][4] The current Route 443 just south of these towns as well as political considerations has made that plan irrelevant,[5] leaving the small portion of Highway 45 between Giv'at Zeev and Atarot completed in 2003.[6] Excavations in the hillsides performed in the 1990s can still be seen just northwest of Givat Ze'ev junction.[7]
Furthermore, an easterly extension is still envisioned which would continue from Atarot and connect with Route 437 and the Eastern Ring Road.[8] The construction of the West Bank security barrier along the right of way of Highway 45 east of Atarot and the Qalandia security checkpoint places limitations on that plan. A possible solution would involve tunnels and bridges.[9] In 2017, the Israel Ministry of Transportation announced a five-year plan which includes just such an extension of this section with grade separation at the Qalandia Checkpoint.[10] In the meantime, the completion of Jerusalem Road 20, 3.7 km further south, provides an alternate route to 437.
Further east, 45 is intended to eventually reach the border with Jordan north of the Dead Sea to connect with the road to Amman.[11]
Junctions and Interchanges (West to East)
edit| District[12] | Location[13] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Judea and Samaria | Giv'at Ze'ev | 0.00 | 0.00 | צומת גבעת זאב (Givat Ze'ev Junction) |  Route 443 Route 436 | |
| Jerusalem | Atarot | 3.28 | 2.04 | צומת עטרות (Atarot Junction) |  Highway 50 | |
| Atarot Airport (closed) | 4.02 | 2.50 | כיכר עטרת (Atarot Square) | Atarot Street | ||
| Atarot | 4.53 | 2.81 | כיכר יהושע (Yehoshua Square) |  Highway 60Airport Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Street View - 45 between Atarot Junction and Atarot Industrial park (Map). Google Maps. 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ Street View - 45 at intersection with Airport Street (Map). Google Maps. 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ "Highway 45 (with map)". DEL Group (Engineering, Development & Infrastructure). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ "Jerusalem Transport Master Plan (2005 map)". Jerusalem Transport Master Plan Committee. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-23.(in Hebrew)
- ^ "Hiking trail - Beitunya Ridge". inature.info. Retrieved 2013-08-26.(in Hebrew)
- ^ Gal Nissim (2002-04-28). "Transport Ministry Will Advance the Widening of Highway 45". 'Globes' Business Scene in Israel. Retrieved 2011-08-23.(in Hebrew)
- ^ Satellite View - Road excavations northwest of Givat Ze'ev Junction (Map). Google Maps. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ^ "Jerusalem Transport Master Plan (2011 map)". Jerusalem Transport Master Plan Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2011-08-23.(in Hebrew)
- ^ Yossi Issacharov (2013-04-27). "Israeli-American solution for Palestinians in Qalandiya". Walla News. Retrieved 2013-08-26.(in Hebrew)
- ^ Ofer Petersburg (2017-07-02). "West Bank roads to receive NIS 5 billion upgrade". Ynet - Yediot Acharonot. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ Shahar Hezelkorn (2007-10-31). "How The Roads in Israel Will Appear in 2030". Ynet - Yediot Acharonot. Retrieved 2013-01-02.(in Hebrew)
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
