170 Meters Above Rokach Boulevard: Tel Aviv's New Jewel
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has begun the first phase of constructing a pedestrian and bicycle bridge about 170 meters long over Rokach Boulevard, which will connect the city's northwestern neighborhoods to Yarkon Park. The bridge, six meters wide, includes a three-meter-wide bike lane and a separation strip, and will be built from steel and bamboo decking. It will be accessible to people with disabilities and without an elevator, with lighting for nighttime safety. Meital Lehavi was quoted: "A connected city is a safer, quieter, and more accessible city."
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has begun the first phase of constructing a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Rokach Boulevard, approximately 170 meters long and six meters wide in total. The bridge, built as a continuation of Levi Eshkol Street, is intended to connect the city's northwestern neighborhoods beyond the Yarkon – Kochav HaTzafon, Nofei Yam, Plan L, and Sde Dov – to Yarkon Park and onward to the city center. It will be part of a future urban axis along a north-south route, including two bridges: one over Rokach Boulevard and one over the Yarkon River, creating continuous connectivity to central Tel Aviv, Weizmann Street, Rabin Square, and southward to Shaul HaMelech Street. The bridge will be divided into a pedestrian walkway and a three-meter-wide bike lane, with a separation strip between them, and will be built from a steel structure and bamboo decking. Beneath it, bicycle parking will be located, and trees will be planted to the north and south. The bridge will be accessible to people with disabilities without an elevator, and safe for nighttime passage thanks to lighting in the railing. Meital Lehavi, the deputy mayor, was quoted: "The bridge expresses exactly this concept: it connects the city's northwestern neighborhoods to Yarkon Park and allows residents to safely cross the busy Rokach Road. Its planned extension over the Yarkon River could create even greater continuity of walking and cycling in the future, from Yarkon Park to the city center. A connected city is a safer, quieter, and more accessible city, especially for children, young people, and all those who are more vulnerable to road dangers."