Highway 22 (Israel)

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Highway 22

כביש 22
Bay Highway
Hebrew: נתיבי המפרץ, romanized: Netivey Ha'Mifratz
Highway-22.jpg
Route information
Length16.79 km (10.43 mi)
Major junctions
South endHiram Interchange
Major intersections
  • HaHistadrut Interchange
North endKarei Na'aman Interchange
Location
CountryIsrael
Major citiesHaifa, Kiryat Ata, Kiryat Bialik
Highway system
Highway 20 Highway 23

Highway 22 (Hebrew: כביש 22), also known as the Bay Highway, is a suburban freeway in the Haifa metropolitan area connecting downtown Haifa with the city's northern exit to the Krayot. From there it continues northwards as a bypass of the Krayot, providing an alternative route to Highway 4.

The highway is divided into two parts:

  • The Kishon Road is a 5 km long urban section from the Hiram interchange in downtown Haifa to the Yigael Yadin interchange. The first stage of the Kishon Road was built by Haifa's municipal Yefe Nof company and opened in 2005. The Mevo Carmel Interchange opened on January 12, 2010,[1] eliminating a dangerous railway crossing on the way to the Krayot.
  • The Krayot Bypass is a 12 km long suburban section bypassing the Krayot area. There have been plans to create an alternative road to the congested Haifa - Acre road since the 1970s, however financial and bureaucratic issues prevented these plans from being realized for several decades. Shapir Marine and Civil Engineering Ltd. won the tender to construct this part of the highway, work on which commenced in 2010. The entire cost of this segment is estimated at NIS 1.9 billion (approximately US$500 million in 2010 dollars) and was managed by the National Roads Authority. Other works in the vicinity of the highway included the construction of connections from the highway to the Carmel Tunnels and Highway 75 and improvements to Highway 4 from the Karey Na'aman interchange to just south of Acre. The southern part of the Krayot Bypass, from Haifa to the Bialik Interchange was completed mid-September 2012, ahead of schedule.[2] The last section leading to Karei Na'aman Interchange was completed in March 2013.[1] A direct connection between the highway and the Carmel Tunnels (Highway 23) was completed in March 2014.

Interchanges (South to North)

District[3]Location[4]kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
HaifaCentral Haifa0.000.00מחלף חירם
(Hiram Interchange)
Highway 4Named after King Hiram
Port of Haifa1.961.22מחלף חוף שמן
(Hof Shemen Interchange)
Salman Street
Kheletz Street
3.242.01מחלף קישון
(Kishon Interchange)
Highway 75Named after Kishon River
4.152.58מחלף מבוא כרמל
(Mevo Carmel Interchange)
Highway 23
Yigael Yadin Road
East Haifa5.303.29מחלף ההסתדרות
(HaHistadrut Interchange)
Highway 4Named after Histadrut labor federation
Kiryat Ata7.004.35מחלף אתא דרום
(South Ata Interchange)
Route 772
Kfar Bialik8.905.53מחלף אתא צפון
(North Ata Interchange)
Route 781
Kiryat Bialik12.357.67מחלף ביאליק
(Bialik Interchange)
Highway 79Named after Hayim Nahman Bialik
14.258.85מחלף ביאליק צפון
(North Bialik Interchange)
Hen Boulevard
Kfar Masaryk16.7910.43מחלף כרי נעמן
(Karei Na'aman Interchange)
Highway 4
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Etti Dor (2010-01-12). "Mevo Carmel Interchange Opens Today" (in Hebrew). mynet. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. ^ Daniel Schmiel (2012-09-12). "Krayot Bypass Highway - Haifa to Acco in only 10 minutes" (in Hebrew). The Marker (Haaretz). Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.