BREAKING NEWS

Authorities announce traffic closures for Sharon funeral

Following the arrival of US Vice President Joe Biden for Ariel Sharon’s funeral on Monday, traffic will intermittently be blocked on Route 1 from Ben-Gurion Airport to Jerusalem.
Additionally, traffic policemen will escort the coffin of the former prime minister with 11 motorcycles and four police cars from the Knesset at11:15 to the funeral, which is to take place at the Sycamore Ranch at 14:00.
Traffic along the routes of the convoy will be intermittently blocked at Sakharov junction, Route 1 west, Latrun junction, Route 3 west, Sorek junction, Route 6 south, Route 40 south, Beit Kama junction, Route 293 west, Sde Zvi junction, Route 334, and from there to Sycamore Ranch.