Talk:Highway 50 (Israel–Palestine)

This isn't a Palestinian Highway
I'm starting to see vandalism of many of the highway pages in Israel to say (Israel/Palestine). Would someone care to clarify how a road that is maintained by Israel is Palestinian? One could argue that it's in Palestinian Territory, but that doesn't make it a Palestinian highway. Mentioning that it cross the armistice line is worth noting. What's funny is the people doing this probably have never been to Israel, let alone driven here, so they are vastly unaware of what they haven't done yet etc.Saxophonemn (talk) 12:48, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Some facts I couldn't figure how to place in the article

 * Begin Boulevard is divided into two section - the cental section (Golomb - Kiryat Moshe), and the extension (Kiryat Shaul - Merge with route 45/443) which is marked as national route 404. Only the section Kiryat Shaul - Yigal Yadin multiplexes with Highway 1. The entire length is Jerusalem Route 4.


 * Begin Boulevard is part of the "Master Plan for Transportation in Jerusalem". It would have a extension to the southern ring expressway (If it will be ever built) and an interchange with Jerusalem Route 9 is under construction.

If someone can word it correcly and place in the article, I'll really appreciate it IgKh 11:39, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Highway 50 (Israel)
"Begin Boulevard/Begin Expressway/Begin Highway/Route 404" has always been called "Kvish 50" in Moriah Develpment Corp.'s documentation. (check it out at moriah.co.il) (and also at)  Now I see that roadside signage with the number 50 has begun popping up. Furthermore, the number 50 has appeared on Walla Maps.

Curious to understand what was going on, I went to the official Israel Ministry of Transport website, and lo and behold, 404 is now called 50 in the most recent documentation! (check it out at mot.gov.il)

Additionally, "Begin Boulevard/Begin Expressway/Begin Highway/Route 404" has always been called "Kvish 4" in the Jerusalem Municipality's internal documentation. As of July, 2012, the municipality has also begun using the number 50! (check it out at jerusalem.muni.il, sections 1 & 4)

It makes sense that a fully interchanged limited-access freeway would rate a 2-number designation. I, personally, would have expected a number such as 56 or 58; Begin is so close to 60 and it is relatively short with no foreseeable chance of being lengthened. So why 50? Well, it's named after none other than Menachem Begin, so 50 it is. A nice round number. Kol HaKavod, Mr. B.!

In light of the most recent publications from official governmental sources, it is becoming clear that the article Route 404 (Israel) needs to be moved to Highway 50 (Israel).

50
Route 404 (Israel) has been moved. The new title is Highway 50 (Israel) References as to the new designation are included within the article. --@Efrat (talk) 11:31, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Direction
According to "WikiProject Highways", highway descriptions should all follow the same direction with the suggestion of "west to east" and "south to north". The whole point of MOS is to provide consistency. Personally, I prefer "north to south", but MOS is MOS. Besides, the "south to north" convention is followed by almost all Israel Highway articles, especially the biggies. Therefore, I have reversed the directionality of Highway 50 (Israel) to maintain consistency. Happy driving! (And try not to get all turned around.) --@Efrat (talk) 12:13, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Photo
Can anyone take a high quality photo of the current roadworks of "Begin Darom"? Preferably from the road leading up to Holyland looking down to the SSW. Try to get as much of the length of the project (Golumb to Sharafat/Beit Safafa) into the frame. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.228.114.20 (talk) 07:15, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

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