Route 85 HANANYA – AMUD Section

Project Name
Route 85 HANANYA – AMUD Section
Field of Activity
Conceptual and Preliminary Design
Specialization
Highways and Expressways
Client
National Roads Company
Location
Israel
Project Duration
1997-ongoing
Project Cost
US$ 45 million
Services Provided
  • Overall design of the whole project in the framework of preparing an outline plan for statutory approval.
  • Advisory services for the outline plan preparation and approval procedures, including preparation of transportation annex to the outline plan.
  • Survey and mapping of the planned route path and its adjacent areas.
  • Preliminary design of integrated interchange, including its correspondent structures.
  • Preliminary design of required earth works.
  • Addressing all topics related to infrastructure systems coordination and relocation (if required) on a preliminary level.
  • Preparation of preliminary bills of quantity and costs.
  • Coordination of other consulting experts in diversified fields of expertise.
  • Contract administration.
  • Project management.
  • Project design cost control.

Route 85 is a primary latitudinal highway in Israel's northern region, connecting the located on the Mediterranean coast city of AKKO with the north-west area of the Sea of Galilee. It serves as a key link in the national road network, providing an essential path between the northern coastline and the Jordan Valley area and its neighboring areas. Its total length is approximately 45 km., passing in difficult mountainous topography. Generally speaking, it also serves as sort of a boundary between the Lower and Upper Galilee regions.

Until the mid 1990s the road was operating as an undivided two lane highway. Thereafter, its western section of about 25 km. was upgraded to a dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction. Additional eastbound segments of the road are in various stages of similar upgrade design. The project presented below deals with a preliminary design of upgrading a 7.0 km segment of the road – between the HANAYA and NAHAL AMUD junctions – into the said 2x2 lanes facility.
 
The typical designed cross section is for a 2x3 dual carriageway in the final stage, despite that in the first stage only 2 lanes in each direction will be constructed. Considering the very extensive excavation and earth moving works, it was decided to implement them already within the first stage, postponing the road widening to final 2x3 lanes cross section for the more distant future.
 
The preliminary design of the HANAYA – NAHAL AMUD section is carried out in the framework of preparing an outline plan for statutory approval. Furthermore, it consists of a design of an interchange to replace two T type staggered existing at level intersections.

The design of the entire project required addressing of complex topics, such as:
  • Difficult mountainous topography.
  • Sensitive landscape aspects.
  • Existence of nearby antiquities sites.
  • Consideration of agricultural adjacent areas, focusing at the minimization of land acquisition requirements.

TEDEM was chosen as the project principal designer, providing the following services:
  • Overall design of the whole project in the framework of preparing an outline plan for statutory approval.
  • Design services for the outline plan preparation and approval procedures, including preparation of transportation annex to the outline plan.
  • Survey and mapping of the planned route path and its adjacent areas.
  • Preliminary design of integrated interchange, including its correspondent structures.
  • Preliminary design of required earth works.
  • Addressing all topics related to infrastructure systems coordination and relocation (if required).
  • Preparation of preliminary bills of quantity and costs.
On top of all design components performed directly by TEDEM, the company has been coordinating and guiding various sub-consultants in the fields of:
  • Addressing of soil engineering aspects related to the main road, bridges and adjacent roads structures.
  • Landscape aspects.
  • Preparation of a landscape annex to the outline plan.

 
Route 85 Upgrade Layout
 

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