Traffic

National Transport Infrastructure Company deploys AI-based adaptive traffic lights across Israel

Netivei Israel's sample comprises 25 junctions presenting different scenarios. The average time saving at those junctions over the course of the day was 25 seconds per vehicle.

 Traffic light displaying green.
The US Air Force Thunderbirds fly up the Hudson River over New York City on August 4, 2026. The Thunderbirds performed at the Air Dot Show New York in Orange County, NY and are next headlining the Rochester International Airshow.

Controlled chaos: Inside Israel's air traffic during unprecedented US-Israel strikes - interview

Navigating American roads requires international travelers to understand local laws, rental car rules, and common driving challenges.

Road-safety lessons every international traveler should know before driving in the U.S.

A vehicle is seen engulfed in flames on Highway 1 near the Shoresh Interchange on August 3, 2026.

Traffic briefly halted on Highway 1 as vehicle goes up in flames amid record-breaking heatwave


Two passengers enough for Highway 1 HOV lane, Regev decides

Regev green-lit the pilot project which will start in February and aims to improve traffic on one of the country's most important roads.

Photo of road in Israel

This week in Jerusalem: We are the scouts

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 ABU TOR; Silwan neighborhood in foreground.

Minister Regev, be cooperative and change will come -opinion

We must strive to create sustainable and quick solutions in order to ease the burden on everyone.

 PASSENGERS ENTER through the turnstiles at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem.

Car falls into sinkhole formed in Israel's Hod Hasharon

The sinkhole may have opened up due to a failure of an underground water pipe.

 Sinkhole opens up in Hod Hasharon January 14, 2023.

Give us a solution to driving or leave us alone - opinion

We are currently being inundated with messages encouraging us to take public transportation as much as possible and drive private cars less.

 A BUS STOPS outside the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem.

This week in Jerusalem: Jerusalemites’ rapid response

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 THE SCENE where a woman was hit by a trash bin pushed by haredi protesters.

Israel has too many cars on the roads - opinion

The problem, clearly, is that there are just too many cars on Israel’s roads, which were not planned and built to accommodate the levels of traffic we now face.

 The problem, clearly, is that there are just too many cars on Israel’s roads, which were not planned and built to accommodate the levels of traffic we now face.

Two injured in shooting on Highway 6

Israel Police in Modi'in station have started an investigation and operational scans, according to the the Israel Police Spokespersons Unit.

 The car that was shot at injuring two east Jerusalem residents around midnight on December 6 on Highway 6 near Ben Shemen Junction.

This week in Jerusalem: America in Jerusalem

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 DEPUTY MAYOR Arieh King: East Jerusalem immigration?

Why Israel became the road traffic capital of the OECD in 2022 - opinion

Radio broadcasts often report never-ending traffic jams and TV programs give us precise details of those jams while reminding us how inefficient public transport is.

 Tel Aviv traffic