About the Carmel Tunnels
Changes in Traffic Reports
“In the Carmel Tunnels, traffic flows as usual.” Do you recognize this traffic report? If you are among the tens of thousands of Israelis who pass through the Carmel Tunnels every day, then probably yes. The Carmel Tunnels project is one of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects established so far in Israel. And anyone who listens to traffic reports already knows: the Carmel Tunnels significantly shorten the long and congested routes that characterized Haifa and its surroundings. The notable improvement in the lives of Haifa residents is also reflected in a significant decrease in fuel consumption for every driver and an improved quality of life. The advantage? The Carmel Tunnels created a necessary connection between the southern Haifa interchange on Highway 2 and the Check Post junction (Krayot interchange) located at the eastern entrance to the city. At the center of the project is the Neve Sha’anan interchange leading to the Grand Canyon, to central Haifa, and to the Carmel. The total length of the Carmel Tunnels route is about six kilometers, allowing travel on one-way lanes, in two travel lanes, with a separate tunnel system for each direction of travel. The connection between the Krayot bypass road (22) and the Carmel Tunnels (23) allows for a relaxed drive on the shortest, most convenient, and safest route, resulting in significant savings in fuel and time.
Tunnels with Numerous Advantages
The Carmel Tunnels have numerous advantages, both for drivers and for the environment and local residents. Traveling through the Carmel Tunnels, within the city of Haifa itself, significantly shortens not only travel times, both for crossing the city and within it, but also improves the quality of life for the city’s residents and its surroundings. The dramatic decrease in traffic congestion and jams, easier mobility between all parts of the city, more convenient access to entertainment, shopping, and employment centers, reduction of pollutant emissions, and improvement of air quality – thanks to these advantages, the Carmel Tunnels quickly become an integral part of the Haifa landscape and an important component in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis, who travel through the tunnels and save time, fuel, and lengthy waits in traffic jams.
Savings in Time, Fuel, and Waiting in Traffic
Traffic reports on your radio are correct: the tunnels significantly shorten the time required to cross the city of Haifa and connect residential areas to work, entertainment, and leisure complexes. The Carmel Tunnels save hundreds of thousands of kilometers of use on urban roads every day, tens of thousands of liters of fuel, and thousands of wasted hours on the city’s busy roads. The use of the Carmel Tunnels, the most advanced toll road system in Israel, contributes to reducing pollutant emissions, alleviating traffic congestion in the city, improving air quality, and enhancing the quality of life for residents of Haifa and its surroundings every day, every hour, with every trip. The savings in time, fuel, headaches, and troubles, along with the high level of safety – all of these are reflected daily in the traffic reports you hear on the radio, announcing a safe, economical, and environmentally friendly journey. And there is another statistic that traffic reports may not tell you about: traveling in the Carmel Tunnels saves time, fuel, and emissions of dangerous gases, helping to reduce environmental air pollution, a result of various activities aimed at enhancing environmental quality and sustainability in the Carmel Tunnels, the most advanced, largest, and most complex transportation project ever built in the history of the State of Israel under the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) method.