Netanya’s new bridge: from plan to opening

Netanya’s Havatzelet bridge, from the 2023 tender to its September 2026 opening, and the distinction between planned housing and finished homes.

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Video published: Sep 17, 2026

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Netanya’s Havatzelet bridge has moved from a 2023 building tender to an open connection for the city’s north.

The project links the Gold Coast neighborhood to Route 2, the Coastal Highway. Its reported cost is about 60 million shekels.

The city is developing transport access alongside a district planned for about 3,400 homes. That is a planned total, not a count of finished homes. The opening was reported in September 2026.

0:00 · A plan for a new bridge

NETANYA · JUNE 2023 First, a plan for a new bridge. The city invited companies to bid for the contract to build a northern road link.

0:12 · An open connection to Route 2

SEPTEMBER 2026 Now, a new connection is open. Gold Coast Route 2 The Havatzelet bridge adds a northern link to Israel’s Coastal Highway.

0:23 · Transport for a growing district

THE NEIGHBORHOOD The homes are still taking shape. About 3,400 homes planned in Gold Coast Developers have applied for permission to build on some plots.

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