A Holiday for Settlements: Historic Plan to Double Highway 60 Approved

A plan to expand Highway 60 to four lanes between the British Police Station and Tapuach Junction has been approved, described as a strategic step for settlements in Judea and Samaria. Concurrently, hundreds of housing units were approved in the settlement of Eli. Minister Smotrich and Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Gantz welcomed the decision.

A historic plan to double Highway 60 in the section between the British Police Station and Tapuach Junction has been approved. This is the main road connecting Binyamin to Samaria. The plan includes widening to four lanes, two in each direction, aiming to improve safety, reduce congestion, and enable continuous traffic from Jerusalem to the heart of Samaria. Concurrently, hundreds of housing units were approved in the settlement of Eli, including in neighborhoods established in memory of the fallen. Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move is intended to develop and fortify the settlements to prevent the establishment of a terrorist state. Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council, Israel Gantz, added that this is a significant step in preparing infrastructure for the expected growth to one million residents in Judea and Samaria. The article presents the approval as a strategic boon and uses language sympathetic to the settlements, citing enthusiastic statements from officials.