A new three-kilometer (1.8 mile) road connecting Maaleh Adumim westward to Jerusalem was officially opened this morning. The road, 3.5 years in the making, features two 550-meter tunnels that run under the campus of Hebrew University on Mount Scopus. Maaleh Adumim, a city of well over 25,000 Jews, is the largest single Jewish community in Yesha, and one of its fastest-growing.
The new highway will permit residents of Maaleh Adumim, and other Jewish towns located on the Jerusalem-Jericho highway, to reach Ramat Eshkol in the capital in about seven minutes, instead of the present 15-20 minutes. The 320-million shekel project is one of Israel's largest public works projects.
The new highway will permit residents of Maaleh Adumim, and other Jewish towns located on the Jerusalem-Jericho highway, to reach Ramat Eshkol in the capital in about seven minutes, instead of the present 15-20 minutes. The 320-million shekel project is one of Israel's largest public works projects.