Glilot Interchange, one of the most central and congested roads in Israel, is the location of this immense project, which includes expanding the main lanes and erecting one of the longest bridge systems in Israel, to be used as fast lanes.

The Ayalon Highways’ Segment 3 project, commenced in 2020, comprises paving heavy-traffic lanes for all vehicle types. Two modular bridges, connecting Road 20’s traffic-heavy lanes to Road 5, are central to this endeavor.

Bridge 1 will facilitate traffic from Road 20 due north to Road 5 to the east. Bridge 2 will facilitate traffic from Road 5 due west to Road 20 to the south. Upon completion, the East Glilot Interchange will become a three-level interchange.

Bridge 2 will be the longest road bridge in Israel – 738 meters. Both bridges will be the same width – 10 meters each, but a different height: bridge 1 – 19.5 meters and Bridge 2 – 26 meters.

Iconic bridges among Israeli infrastructure

The bridges’ construction is the engineering masterpiece of the project. Ashcrete has chosen to construct the bridges using the form traveler method, in which bridges are constructed from the piers towards the center horizontally, until all bridge segments connect to form a complete uniform structure.

Both bridges will pass over an existing bridge, and upon their completion the East Glilot Interchange will become a three-level interchange. Work in proximity to active train tracks and

some of the most congested and central roads in Israel, and a worksite rife with existing infrastructure, is one of the most complex logistic and engineering challenges in Israeli infrastructure work.

Construction of these iconic bridges is yet another unique project in the Israeli infrastructure field to join Ashtrom’s extensive engineering portfolio.