New Road Named in Memory of Hebron Pioneers

The first section of the new Lev Yehuda – Levinger Road was
inaugurated this week by Israel’s Ministry of Transportation. It will eventually connect
Jerusalem to Hebron and all of the Gush Etzion region.

“Starting today, Hebron is closer than ever before,” stated Elimelech Karzen, Hebron
community coordinator. He added that the old road was characterized by long traffic jams
and other dangers. “In place of these, you can now enjoy a relaxed ride in the
unparalleled view of the Judean Mountains and of course a significantly shorter travel
time,” he stated.

Miri Regev, Minister of Transportation stated, “I am happy to have achieved a sense of
closure today with this important project that was launched during my previous term in
the ministry, and upon my return I made sure that it would progress. It is a project
that lies close to my heart. Today we are privileged to see the successful completion of
a safe, state-of-the-art road that will offer safe passage to all residents in the area.
The safety of the residents of Judea and Samaria is as important to me as that of any
Israeli citizen, as it is our obligation to ensure convenient and safe transport to
Jerusalem and between the communities. We have comprehensive development programs for
the roads in Judea and Samaria.”

Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Ne’eman said, “we are inaugurating the Lev
Yehuda – Levinger Road in the memory of the late Rabbi and Mrs. Levinger. We see with
our own eyes the bulldozers along Route 60 that will shortly transform this vital road
into a wide highway, and provide the population with passage to
Jerusalem.”

Rabbi Moshe Levinger and his wife Miriam spearheaded the repopulation of Judea and
Samaria. In 1968, shortly after the Six Day War, the couple organized a huge public
Passover seder in Hebron. This was the first step in settling in Hebron, which had been
decimated of its Jewish community in the 1929 riots and off limits to Jews during the
Jordanian period. Rabbi Levinger passed away in 2015 and Miriam in
2020.

Gilad Naor, and engineer and deputy head of the Projects and Transportation Division at
the Engineering and Development Center at Netivei Yisrael the National Transportation
Infrastructure Company stated, “commuters will now be able to travel safely on the new
road. For every project we execute, we at Netivei Yisrael understand well how to
optimize road safety for users, and in this case the aim is twofold, since we have taken
into account the issue of security too which is most essential for
residents.”

The road includes three underground agricultural crossings, a 25-meter long bridge,
water culverts and lighting along the entire route.

Construction began in 2019 and is expected to be fully complete in the coming months.
Others who were thanked at the ceremony for their contribution to the project included
head of the Kiryat Arba Council Eliyahu Libman, head of the Mount Hebron Regional
Council Yochai Damari, head of the Hebron Council Eyal Gelman, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Netivei Yisrael,Yigal Amadi, CEO of Netivei Yisrael Nissim Peretz and
others.

 

* Gush Etzion
bypass road to open for traffic on Wednesday – JNS

* New
Hebron bypass road inaugurated in Gush Etzion – Arutz 7

* Traffic jam
relief for the residents of Gush Etzion and Mount Hebron – Makor
Rishon

* Festive ceremony in
Gush Etzion – Ministry of Transportation

* Good news for
travelers. Bypass road inaugurated – Israel Hayom

* Gush Etzion Council
Head drives new road – INN

 

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