Route 1

Major road closures:

Police brace for huge rally over haredi draft in Jerusalem

Hundreds of thousands are expected at a massive Jerusalem rally protesting haredi draft arrests. Major roads will close and access will be limited to organized buses.

Large wildfire outside Jerusalem

A forest fire is raging near Mevasseret Zion. Ground firefighting teams and eight firefighting aircraft working to contain the blaze. Authorities considering closing Route 1.

Arabs attack Jerusalem city council member

Jerusalem city council member Yosef Chaim Moalem was attacked by three Arabs while trying to protect another citizen who had been assaulted on Route 1 near Latrun.

Tragic End:

Man killed in crash three months after his wedding

Rachamim Eliyahu Elnatan, 25, was tragically killed on Tuesday afternoon in a motorcycle accident near Ganot Interchange on Route 1

Mother duck and ducklings cause traffic jam on main highway

Traffic on Route 1 towards Jerusalem came to a standstill Tuesday as police temporarily halted vehicles to escort a mother duck and her ducklings across the highway. Watch.

Suspected security incident:

Dramatic police chase ends in arrest of nine illegal infiltrators

Police chased a suspicious vehicle traveling from Jerusalem toward central Israel. The vehicle stopped on Route 6, and nine illegal infiltrators were arrested.

Terror scare near Jerusalem

Jerusalem resident and 13 illegal infiltrators arrested

A resident of eastern Jerusalem was arrested near the Latrun Junction on suspicion that he transported 13 illegal infiltrators. The infiltrators were arrested in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway:

35 injured in 14 vehicle pile-up

The accident was caused by ice on the roads amid unseasonal winter weather.

1 seriously injured in hit-and-run west of Jerusalem

19-year-old pedestrian left seriously injured in apparent hit-and-run accident on Route 1, west of the the capital.

Teens killed in crash east of Jerusalem identified

'Victim was crushed inside of the car.' Israeli teens killed in accident east of Jerusalem identified as residents of Gush Etzion.

Man killed on Route 1, run over while checking car

50-year-old man got out of car for technical malfunction run over by passing vehicle.

Ancient coins discovered thanks to Route 1 expansion

Archaeologists discover 1,400-year-old ancient coins during excavations in preparation for Route 1 expansion.

Mevasseret Zion residents: We're being completely ignored

Mevasseret Zion residents fight opening Harel tunnels, claim construction has made their lives 'unbearable.'

Jerusalem, Judea-Samaria Roads Begin to Reopen

After being stranded for days, passengers begin the exodus home via Route 1, Route 443, trains.

Route 1: Over 20 Vehicles Involved in Major Traffic Accident

Police urge motorists to take alternative route after at least 8 people are injured in a crash between Shoresh Interchange and Sha'ar HaGai.