Greenroads Certified Bronze

Road 77 Tel Kashish - Ramat Ishay

 

Summary

Owner: Netivei Israel National Transport Infrastructure Company

Cost: $88.3 million

Project Delivery: Design-Build

Contractor: Solel Boneh Infrastructure

Design: Levy Shtark Engineers

Management Consultant: AVIV AMCG

Rating System Version: Greenroads v2

Project Length: 6 km (36 lane-kilometers)

Functional Class: Highway 

Description

The Road 77 - Tel Kashish to Ramat Ishay project involves a combination of widening and new construction of 6 kilometers of the Road 77 highway, a regional roadway in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. The project will connect local communities, build new agricultural roads, and installing bike paths connecting to the nearby Yokneam train station. In addition to increasing accessibility between villages and the business center of Tel Aviv, the project reduces noise and light pollution for the surrounding area with new permanent noise barriers and LED lighting. 

Features

Sustainable features of the highway include responsible construction practices, extensive landscaping, and stormwater management. Project highlights include:

  • 74% of materials and supplies purchased and sourced locally
  • 4 kilometers of new bike lanes and 12 kilometers of new sidewalks connecting to nearby rail transit
  • Contractor holds ISO Certified Quality Management and Environmental Management Systems, as well as an OSHAS Certified Occupational Health and Safety Management System
  • 27% less operating energy use with LED light fixtures, also reducing light pollution and glare
  • Significant revegetation of project corridor including removal of invasive species and preservation of native geophytes and the preservation of local oak trees
  • 34% reduction in perceived ambient noise levels throughout the corridor, reducing roadway noise by at least 6dBA

Lessons

  • This is a pilot project that converted to a successful certification.
  • The team advises that they expect the process to be easier with practice, after the first time. They participated in two group trainings for the whole team. It was a large team effort lead by a small group within the contractor team and a STP from the management consultant.
  • They invested time in translation from Hebrew to English for key documents. This occurred after documents already existed for some time. Greenroads certification was brand new to them, so this was not an anticipated requirement up-front. It would have been easier if this had been a decision earlier in design. The Principal Owner facilitated this translation to support their certification goal because the project was already awarded.
  • The team recommends starting earlier with certification, specifically before construction (in design) or else initiated under the lead of the prime contractor.

Road 77 Becomes the First Certified Greenroads Project in Israel (635 kb)

Road 77 at night. (Photo by Sharon Anavi)

Road 77 (Photo by Sharon Anavi)

Road 77 Base materials in place

Road 77 Construction site access facing bus route stop

Road 77 Construction site with recycled concrete

Road 77 Good housekeeping of structural materials

Road 77 Representatives of Solel Boneh (Ofer Levy) and AVIV AMCG (Annie Geller Balaban, STP)

Road 77 Retaining Wall Structure

Road 77 Topsoil management

Road 77 Initial earthworks for structures and mainline