Special traffic arrangements due to visit the leaders this week • Changes will be made to the public transport system and roads will be blocked • All details

Roadblocks and changes in Jerusalem's public transport schedules from tomorrow (Wednesday) to Friday this week, on the occasion of world leaders visiting the capital as part of the International Holocaust Forum.

Photo: Ami Shamir

The National Public Transport Authority and public transport operators, in conjunction with a transport master plan and the Israeli police, are preparing to visit delegates from around the world on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp. During the visit, several streets will be closed to the city and public transport will be added to parallel streets.

King David Street will be closed during all visiting days, from January 22 to January 24. Public transport lines will be transferred to Keren Hayesod Street. In the public transport system, the public is asked to be patient and to keep abreast of changes in the information centers, by telephone * 8787, as well as the websites of public transport operators.

The National Public Transport Authority states that they are working with all parties to ensure that public transport continues to operate as regularly as possible during the leaders' visit. The routes may vary according to the police directive.

Roadblocks in Jerusalem during the visit

Public transport changes and roadblocks from Wednesday to Friday this week:

• Public transportation lines on King David Street will be diverted to Keren Hayesod Street - 13,18,49, 30A, 83A, 234A, 231A.
• Widespread disruptions in all municipal lines at all hours of public transport, with emphasis on areas: the entrance to the city, the city center and Mount Herzl.
• There may be changes in intercity routes and schedules.
• Intelligence lines and Givat Ze'ev will only reach Jeremiah Street.
• The light rail line and the Israel rail line will operate as they should, except for minor delays in the light rail.
• Red lines, Binyamin headquarters and the valley will begin and end their course on Ammunition Hill.
• Gush Etzion and Kiryat Arba lines will start and end their course at Malcha station.
• Beitar Illit will continue their road trip for directly to Golda Boulevard (and will not cross the Nation Buildings area).
• Intelligence lines and Givat Ze'ev will be in their normal course up to Jeremiah Street only (and will not continue to the Nation Buildings area).
• On Beit Shemesh, Mevaseret Zion and the Jerusalem corridor passing on Route 1, no service will be provided during the closing of the road.