The bridge, which crosses Ayalon lanes from Jewish Boulevard to Yigal Alon Street, will open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic after it was established.

• Jewish Bridge // Photo courtesy of the Tel Aviv Municipality

Just a year after the works were started, the Sderot Yehudit-Bitzaron Bridge will be opened for public use tomorrow. The bridge, which costs NIS 65 million, crosses over Ayalon lanes and connects East Tel Aviv on Yigal Alon Street with a westbound and continues on Jewish Boulevard in the Montefiore neighborhood. The length of the bridge is 110 meters, about 11 meters wide and will include pedestrian and cyclist lanes.

The construction of the bridge has become the focus of a national debate, after works for its construction, which were scheduled to take place in August-October 2018, were postponed due to the intervention of former Transportation Minister Israel Katz, following pressure from the ultra-Orthodox parties that resulted from the planned work on Saturday. However, the High Court has approved to continue the works and have been renewed, but with a delay of about six months.

Jewish Bridge // Photo courtesy of the Tel Aviv Municipality

City councils said the construction of the bridge is "part of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality's policy of strengthening the urban fabric between the various parts of the city and encouraging walking and bicycle use as a daily vehicle", adding that the bridge "forms part of the system of axes that make up the green urban skeleton connecting the eastern city. To the center and the sea. "

Jewish Bridge // Photo courtesy of the Tel Aviv Municipality

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Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai addressed the opening of the pedestrian bridge and said: "As we promised - the Jewish Boulevard Bridge did indeed rise. Even if we waited too long for political pressure, political interference from the former transport minister and problems with implementation. An important element of our vision for pedestrian and cyclist prioritization, while reducing private car traffic and connecting different parts of the city. In the coming years, we will see more and more projects with a similar purpose. "

Jewish Bridge // Photo courtesy of the Tel Aviv Municipality