History
Construction started in 2005 and the road was fully opened on February 4, 2009.
A section of the highway between Mevo Ayalon Interchange and Gan Ha'Vradim Interchange was set to open on October 23, 2008, approximately 3 months ahead of schedule. However, on October 22 it was announced that the opening will be postponed for at least two weeks due to Netivey HaYovel's failure to complete the required environmental mitigation, as was the case of Jerusalem Route 9. The road finally opened on November 12, after Danya Cebus agreed to place several million NIS as a guarantee that the required works will be carried out.
The second section between Gan Ha'Vradim Interchange and Anava Interchange opened on the evening of February 4, 2009. Although the freeway was fully opened at this point, there was some work left around it. At Ein Ha'Kore, the Road 4311 bridge over Highway 42 has not been completed leaving a traffic light at what was planned to be a grade-separated freeway segment, and at Nesharim Interchange the western exits have yet to open. The exits at Nesharim opened on May 20, 2009, and the bridge at Ein Ha'Kore opened on June 29, 2009. All other works along the freeway were finished by September 2009.
The local road in Modi'in was partially opened together with the freeway, initially with one lane in each direction. Construction on this section was completed in November 2009, providing a limited-access, multiple lane, grade-separated highway all the way from the Ayalon Highway near the Mediterranean coast to the entrance to Modi'in.
Starting in May 2010, electronic signs for a traffic control system were installed along the freeway. As of July 2010, the system is not yet fully active.
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