Tel Aviv Fast Lane Price to Rise Tomorrow

The minimum charge to use the Tel Aviv Fast Lane Toll Road is to rise tomorrow (Friday 1 April) from 6 Shekels to 7 Shekels, in order to match the increase in the price of monthly bus fares.  More details can be read about the toll road between Ben Gurion and Tel Aviv here.  The maximum price can be 75 Shekels per use of the fast lane.

This comes as Shapir Engineering Ltd has reported that an increasing number of commuters- now around 100 people ad day - are using the free shuttle bus along the fast lane from the free car park near Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan.  The number of car parking spaces will also increase from 780 to 1260 spaces.

Toll road 6 revenue system to be upgraded

Ness Technologies Ltd will continue to provide and update the toll road revenue management system for the Derech Eretz operated Road 6 Toll Road in Israel and the Carmel Tolled Tunnels in Haifa operated by HaCarmel Lanes.  Globes has reported that the technology used to charge motorists for these tolled roads in Israel will be upgraded and continue to charge motorists by recognising the license plates of cars who are then billed.

Petrol Prices fall, Toll Road Extended and Road Safety - News Monday 14th February 2011

Gasoline Prices Lowered Today


As reported on Friday following public pressure the Government removed the VAT increase on petrol today, which they had introduced on 1 January 2011.  The price of 95 gasoline has therefore been cut by 0.23 shekels to 7.03 shekels.




Highway 6 Toll Road to be Extended

Israel's Highway 6 Toll Road, according to Globes, will be extended southwards from Lahavim to Shoket (near Bersheva) Globes has reported today.  Highway 6 will also be extended northwars from Yokneam to Somekh (north east of Haifa).  The Transport Minister Israel Katz said that this extension is part of a "national network of highways and railways from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat."


Road Safety Campaigner

Israel21c has written about the road safety group in Israel People in Red.