Ice-slicked roads are forecast for Jerusalem Monday night, prompting the halt of all local buses at 8 p.m. Buses from the capital to Tel Aviv will continue to operate until 11 p.m. but will stop running to other areas at 9 p.m. One resident of Maaleh Adumim told The Jewish Press that buses that tried […]
The Jerusalem municipality, along with the municipalities in Gush Etzion have decided that there will be no school again on Monday. It was decided that the road conditions are too icy for safe travel. Intercity buses have begun running again on a limited basis, but local Jerusalem transportation is still not running.
Highway 1 to Jerusalem was shut down on Saturday evening a mere hour after it was reopened to buses and taxis. The Ministry of Transportation decided that using the road was too risky because of icing conditions. The tunnel road connecting Gush Etzion to Jerusalem has been shut down too.
