Jerusalem Road 21

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Jerusalem Road 21
כביש 21 ירושלים
Atarot Convoy Road [1]
דרך שיירת עטרות
Jerusalem Road 21 OSM map 2.png
Length7.35 km (4.57 mi)
South end Highway 1 (Yigael Yadin Blvd)
North endBeit Horon Road, Atarot
Construction
Completion2014

Jerusalem Road 21 is a road beginning at Highway 1 between Ramat Shlomo and Shu'afat northward to Beit Hanina and the Atarot Industrial Park. [2] [3] [4] [5] The highway has lanes in each direction. [6] The various sections of the road completed in 2014, 2017 and 2020. [7] [8]

Contents

Route

The route begins at a new junction on Highway 1 (Yigael Yadin Boulevard) [9] 700 metres (2,300 ft) west of the Sha'ar Mizrah Junction with Highway 60. Traveling northward, the road includes new entrances to Ramat Shlomo and Shu'afat reaching an altitude of 810 m.

It continues along the western slopes of Shu'afat and Beit Hanina above the valley of the Atarot Stream at an average altitudof 750 m. as far as Jerusalem Road 20. From there the road will proceed northward through north-west Beit Hanina, finally ending at the Atarot Industrial Park.

Rather than through cutting and bridging to cross the many draws along the hillside, the road's alignment follows a curving route while maintaining a relatively stable grade with minimal engineering.

History

Plans for the road were advanced in 2002 when Moriah Jerusalem Development Corporation approved designs and published tenders for its construction. [6] In 2005, the Israel Ministry af Transport approved financing for more detailed designs and initial clearing and fencing along the route. [5] In 2010, the Jerusalem Municipality announced its intention to purchase land for that purpose. [10]

When the road was first proposed, the stated official purpose was to provide an alternative to part of the existing north–south route in the area. [3] Specifically, Shuafat Road suffers traffic congestion during rush hours as a result of the Jerusalem Light Rail which runs along its median. This will be alleviated by several access points to the new road from the west side of Shuafat and Beit Hanina.

Palestinian groups point to an additional phrase in the stated purpose which says the new road would provide additional access to Ramat Shlomo and future neighborhoods [3] (such as Nof Shmu'el) [11] which are considered illegal settlements by the international community.

Construction began in early 2013 beginning at the southern end at Highway 1 (Yigael Yadin Boulevard). During the initial stages of clearing, Moriah Corporation unearthed a previously unknown stone quarry and stonecutters tools dating from over 2000 years ago. According to Irene Zilberbod, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, the size and type of cuttings indicated that this particular quarry probably supplied stones for magnificent public buildings. [12]

The first section from Highway 1 to the first traffic circle opened September, 2014. The second section to the second traffic circle opened November, 2014. [13] The third section was completed over several more years, first to Helet Sinad and Yekutiel Adam Blvd. and then to Shomaan Street (Road 20). This third section was completed in June, 2020. [14] [15] [16] The fourth section is in various stages of construction as of 2021. [17]

Junctions (south to north)

kmNameTypeLocationRoad(s) CrossedNotes
Section 1
0 AB-AS-blau.svg Shu'afat,
Ramat Shlomo
ISR-HW-1.svg Highway 1
(Yigael Yadin Boulevard)
(to and from
westbound Highway 1
only)
0.35 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Shu'afat,
Ramat Shlomo
al-Masharif Street
(al-Maslah Street),
Hazon Ish Street
Section 2
0.85 Fareskilt 20.PNG Shu'afatal-Janid Street
(Bir al Sabil Street)
(northbound only)
1.55 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Shu'afat,
Ramat Shlomo
al-Daher Street (west)
to HaRav Almoshnino Street
Section 3
1.6 Fareskilt 20.PNG Shu'afat al-Daher Street (east)(northbound only)
1.82 Fareskilt 20.PNG Shu'afatal-Ras Street(southbound only)
1.85 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Shuafat al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf St
(al-Sahel Street)
2 Fareskilt 20.PNG Shuafat al Qaqa' St(southbound only)
2.4 Fareskilt 20.PNG ShuafatHelet Sinad Street(no left turns)
2.55 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Shuafatextension to
Yekutiel Adam Blvd.
to ISR-HW-60.svg Highway 60
2.7 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
2.92 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit HaninaWadi Um al-Ameed Street
3.1 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Beit Haninaal-Huda Street
3.25 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Haninaal-Khikma Street(northbound only)
3.3 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Beit Haninaal-Najama Street
3.45 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit HaninaRamadan Street
3.7 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Beit Hanina
3.95 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Haninaal-Damir Street
4.15 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Haninaal-Khin Street(southbound only)
4.25 19-A Israely road sign.svg Beit Hanina Jerusalem Road 20
(Abdul Hamid Shomaan Street)
Section 4 - Under Construction
4.35 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
4.4 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit HaninaShopping center entrance
4.5 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
5 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
4.6 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
4.8 Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Beit Hanina Khalil al-Sakakini Road
4.6 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
4.7 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
4.76 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Haninaal-Bironi Street
5.5 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
5.83 Fareskilt 20.PNG Beit Hanina
6 Fareskilt 20tan.png Beit Haninaal-Zeituna Street
(Bir Nabala Road)
6.5 Fareskilt 20tan.png Beit Hanina Eliya Abu-Madi Street
6.6 Fareskilt 20tan.png Beit HaninaAlexander al-Khouri Street
6.8 Fareskilt 20tan.png Beit Hanina Khalil Jubran Street
7 Fareskilt 20tan.png Beit Haninaal-Raduwan Street
al-Hadibiya Street
7.3 Fareskilt 20tan.png Beit Haninaal-Banias Street
7.5 Fareskilt 20tan.png Atarot
Industrial Park
Beit Horon Road

References

  1. "Street Name Search Systym". Jerusalem Municipality. Retrieved 2020-06-11.(in Hebrew)
  2. "Road 21 - in Jerusalem". Israel Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructure & Road Safety. section 4. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-12-30.(in Hebrew)
  3. 1 2 3 "Arterial road system planned in 2012". Jerusalem Municipality. section 3. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-12-30.(in Hebrew)
  4. "Jerusalem Transportation Network-map". Jerusalem Transport Master Plan Committee. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2011-12-30.(in Hebrew)
  5. 1 2 "Road 21". Moriah-Jerusalem Development Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-30.(in Hebrew)
  6. 1 2 Gal Nissim. "Moriah Plans Road 21". Globe - Israel's Business Arena. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-30.(in Hebrew)
  7. Maayan Haroni, Traffic in Northern Jerusalem : the new route 21 is opened, Kol hair, 28 February 2017.
  8. Road 21 south completed, Jerusalem Net, 2 June 2020.
  9. Street View - Highway 1 at site of southern end of Road 21 looking northeast (Map). Google Maps. October 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  10. "Israeli Violations in Occupied East Jerusalem" (PDF). Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem. December 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2012-12-30.(in Hebrew)
  11. Yehuda Pearl (2012-04-22). "First Sabbath in Nof Shmuel". HaKol HaYehudi. Retrieved 2013-05-23.(in Hebrew)
  12. "An Enormous Quarry Dating to the Second Temple Period was Exposed". Israel Antiquities Authority. May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-23.(in Hebrew)
  13. "Opening of Road 21 - Section 2". Jerusalem Municipality. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2015-08-10.[ permanent dead link ](in Hebrew)
  14. 2019 Satellite View - Jerusalem Road 21 completed to Helet Sinad and Yekutiel Adam (Map). Survey of Israel - National Mapping Agency. 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-02.(in Hebrew)
  15. 2021 Satellite View - Jerusalem Road 21 completed to Shoman (Map). Survey of Israel - National Mapping Agency. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-23.(in Hebrew)
  16. "Route 21 South Inaugurated". Jerusalem Net - Official Website of Jerusalem Radio 89.5 & 101 FM. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-07-09.(in Hebrew)
  17. 2021 Satellite View - Jerusalem Road 21 - Section 4 (Map). Survey of Israel - National Mapping Agency. Retrieved 2021-12-23.(in Hebrew)

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