The Jerusalem Municipality has announced major changes to bus routes due to the permanent closure of King George Avenue and Strauss Street between Ben-Yehuda and Hanevi’im later this month.
Most of the buses have been redirected to an “eastern route” (King David, Shivtei Yisrael, Hanevi’im) and a “western route” (Eliash, Agripas, Hanevi’im), it said.
Bus Nos. 18, 34, 71, and 74 were moved to the eastern detour route. Bus Nos. 17, 19, 19A (to Har Hatzofim), 22, 72, 75, and 78 were moved to the western detour route. Bus Nos. 7 and 92 are using modified versions of the western detour route.
Bus No. 19A from Har Hatzofim to Pat junction was discontinued, the municipality said.
The construction comes as a result of efforts to build a new "Blue Line" of the Light Rail, which will include a two-km-long tunnel that begins at the intersection of Jaffa Street and Strauss.
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Traffic will be closed between King George Street and Strauss Street (in the section between Ben Yehuda and HaNevi'im Street) starting Monday, September 15.
The Transportation Ministry said it was “doing everything possible to minimize the impact of the construction work.”