Upgrade of the HAGANA Arterial in the City of Haifa

Project Name
Upgrade of the HAGANA Arterial in the City of Haifa
Field of Activity
Final Design
Specialization
Metropolitan and Urban Projects
Client
YEFE NOF Ltd.
Location
Israel
Project Duration
2001-staged ongoing
Project Cost
US$ 50 million
Services Provided:
  • Detailed survey and mapping of the planned route path and its adjacent areas.
  • Detailed physical design of main accesses routes and adjacent roads.
  • Detailed design of all aspects related to: hydrology, roads drainage, culverts, drainage channels, etc.
  • Coordination of all sub-consultants in numerous fields of expertise, such as: construction (bridges, culverts), illumination, landscape and environmental aspects, soil engineering, road safety.
  • Infrastructure systems layout coordination (relocation of existing and integration of new).
  • Preparation of detailed bills of quantity and cost estimates.
  • Preparation of tender documents.
  • Project management.
  • Project design cost control.
  • Top oversight.

Haifa, Israel third largest city, is located on the west-northern slopes of the Carmel Mountain. The Haifa Metropolitan Area extends mainly to north and east of the city, covering about 15 different cities, towns and localities, administratively organized as independent municipalities and regional councils. However, there are strong commuting ties between these population centers and the city of Haifa as the metropolitan core.

The HAGANA Road is the Haifa sole southern access, formed by merging of national routes Nos. 2 & 4. Its layout runs along the Mediterranean coastline in parallel to the coastline railroad, between the sea shore and the Haifa western residential areas located on the western slopes of the Carmel mountain. Together with the coastline railroad the HAGANA road composes a primary transport corridor which, after penetrating the Haifa downtown, connects to main arterials leading up north and east of the country.
The project discussed below encompasses the widening of the 7.0km long HAGANA road as a dual carriageway from 2x2 to 2x3 lanes, with one lane in each direction dedicated exclusively for public transport.

The HAGANA road is connected to several arterial branching out from the Carmel ridge by at level signalized intersections. Considering foreseen development of adjacent areas the project encompasses, apart of widening the road, the replacing of these intersections by 5 interchanges to enable smooth traffic flow, thus forming an urban freeway.

The entire project implementation is carried out in a staged fashion, subject to multi-annual budget allocation. So far the following components have been carried out:
  • The HAGANA widening was completed in 2005.
  • The ALENBY interchange (stage one) was completed in 2004.

 
ALENBY Interchange Final Layout Plan  
 
ALENBY Interchange
(Stage 1 - completed 2004)

Another major component designed by TEDEM and implemented earlier (in the 1990s) is the DOLPHIN underpass. This project enabled eliminating an at level railway crossing at the main entrance to the Haifa Port and the BAT GALIM residential quarter, foreseeing a significant train frequency increase. The design was a particularly difficult one due to proximity to the sea shore with the road going under the sea level, resulting with a high ground water level.

Additional interchanges planned along the HAGANA roads have not yet been designated for construction and are in various stages of preliminary design.

The HAGANA road project was divided by the commissioning authority YEFE NOF into segments and TEDEM was chosen as the principal designer for the majority the project sections (4.5 km), including all five interchanges. In parallel; TEDEM integrates its scope of work with other consulting firms responsible for the remnant components of the entire project.
 
HAGANA Road Upgrade
The DOLPHIN Underpass

In the framework of its role in the project, TEDEM has been providing the following services:
  • Detailed survey and mapping of the planned route path and its adjacent areas.
  • Detailed physical design of main and adjacent roads.
  • Detailed traffic design, geometrical layout and traffic arrangements.
  • Detailed design of all aspects related to: hydrology, roads drainage, culverts, drainage channels, etc.
  • Detailed design of retaining walls.
  • Coordination of the layout for existing and planned infrastructure systems (including relocation, when applicable), such as: power lines (overhead and underground), communications, gas and oil, water supply, sewerage, etc.
  • Preparation of detailed bills of quantity and cost estimates.
  • Preparation of tender documents.
  • Top overview during construction.
On top of all design components performed directly by TEDEM, the company has been coordinating and guiding various sub-consultants in the fields of:
  • Construction of bridges and culvert structures.
  • Design of water and sewerage pipelines.
  • Design of illumination along the main corridor, interchanges and adjacent roads and streets included in the design scope.
  • Landscape and environmental protection.
  • Addressing of soil engineering aspects related to slopes stability, bridges, viaducts and structures.
  • Road safety.

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