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HIGHWAY page R15

LOU AND ESTHER STYBEL

aggerated and not grounded in
fact. "The worst pollution comes
from cars standing still in traffic
jams, not vehicles on the open
road," says Mr. Shabtai. High
speed travel on Road 6, he points
out, will reduce the emission of
pollutants from vehicles, and the
fact that the highway will pass
through open areas means there
will be a wider dispersion of
gasses emitted from vehicles, con-
siderably reducing air pollution
in the congested Greater Tel Aviv
region.
In addition, the corporation
emphasizes that it is working
with landscape architects, the
Nature Reserve Authority and
the Jewish National Fund to
minimize environmental damage
and preserve scenic landscape.
No mountains will be destroyed;
retaining walls will be built to re-
duce damage to soil and land-
scape; embankments, ramps and
interchanges will be aesthetical-
ly designed, and acoustic walls
will be built to minimize traffic
noise near populated areas. Traf-
fic islands decorated with green-
ery will be installed and trees will
be planted along the sides of the
road.
The corporation also notes that
the planned route does not divide
a single village nor call for the de-
struction of even one building.
Also opposed to the highway
are Israeli farmers who fear they
will not receive adequate com-
pensation for the approximate-
ly 3,750 acres of land to be
expropriated for the highway's
construction. But the Trans-Is-
rael Highway law provides for
particularly high compensation
and payment within 30 days of
the landowner and company
agreeing to the government as-
sessor's estimate. If either side is
dissatisfied with the assessment,
it can appeal to a three-member
compensation committee.
Landowners can also opt for al-
ternative lands in lieu of com-
pensation. All this has greatly
reduced the farmers' opposition.
In spite of this, however, the
law hastens land expropriation
by eliminating the need for the
government to obtain a court or-
der if the owner objects to the
term of compensation.
According to Mr. Shabtai, ex-
propriations should begin soon
and actual construction work is
slated for the end of 1995.
Despite the fears of Israeli
fanners, the owners of property
situated along the road will gain
from the resulting demand for in-
dustrial, trade and tourism sites
and recreational centers. The av-
erage Israeli driver, too, who
spends much of his time trapped
in traffic jams, should find some
relief as traffic in congested pop-
ulation centers is deflected to the
periphery. The ecological dam-
age, however, still remains to be
seen.
wZPS

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