Highway 531 (Israel)
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| 531 כביש | |
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| Length | 7.2 km (4.5 mi)
15.2 km (9.4 mi)
upon completion of western extension |
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| West end | Kfar Malal Junction |
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| East end | Horshim Interchange |
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| Major cities | (Rishpon), (Kfar Shmaryahu), (Herzliya), Ra'anana, Kfar Malal, Kfar Saba, Elishama, Jaljulia, Horshim |
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Route 531 (Hebrew: כביש 531), is a suburban freeway in the southern Sharon region of Israel, just north of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area. The highway begins at Highway 6 and terminates at the Ayalon Highway with an extension to the Coastal Highway.
The highway's eastern-most section was constructed in the early 2000s, while parts of the extension of the highway to the Ayalon Highway in Herzliya opened starting in 2016.
Originally the highway terminated east of Ra'anana. In 2008 a PFI tender was issued to continue constructing the highway westward from Ra'anana towards Highway 20 (Ayalon Highway) near the Mediterranean coast. By doing so it will pass nearby several large cities and connect all the major north-south highways in the region: Highway 6, Highway 4 and Highway 20. The project also includes extending Highway 20 several kilometers northwards, connecting it and Route 531 to Highway 2 (the Coastal Highway) heading northbound at a new interchange near Ga'ash. Its main section includes three travel lanes in each direction and two massive interchanges – at Ra'anana South (with Highway 4), and with the Ayalon Highway (Highway 20), plus a few smaller interchanges.
In addition, the project includes extending Sharon Railway with a double-track railway including a long railway tunnel and several passenger stations in the median of the highway along nearly the entire length of the road, using a design similar to that of the Route 431 suburban freeway. The new railway section will connect the existing Hod Hasharon Sokolov Railway Station to the Coastal Railway.
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