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Highway 46 (Israel)

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Highway 46 is a short highway in central Israel. The road, just 4 km long, was created in order to bypass the portion of Highway 40 that crosses the aviation industrial zone near Ben Gurion International Airport, a section of road that suffers from heavy traffic.

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Highway 46 (Israel)
46, Hevel Modiin Regional Council

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7015001 Hevel Modiin Regional Council
Center District, Israel
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