Traffic buildup across central Israel
Electrical malfunction causes massive traffic in central Israel
Following the collapse of a high-voltage power line, road activity came to a complete standstill as traffic lights stopped working and disrupted the flow of traffic; Two hours later, light functioning as usual.
A high voltage power line collapsed at around 3:30pm on Monday causing a massive buildup of traffic across Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan as traffic lights ceased to work in various locations in the cities.
Several minutes elapsed before authorities were alerted about the about the heavy traffic buildups in the central cities. The malfunction was fixed by 5:30pm and all traffic lights began to operate as usual.
Cars broght to a complete standstill as traffic lights stop working (צילום: אורן רייס, מוטי קמחי, דנה קופל)
During the two hours of the power failure, The Tel Aviv municipal authority reported that traffic lights in no less than 30 junctures in the city were experiencing a failure which was said to be caused by a malfunction in the electric power station.
Photo: Oren Rice
The electrical company originally said that it had succeeded in solving the problem in a number of areas but that various traffic lights dotted throughout the area were still not functioning.
Traffic builds up in Tel Aviv (Photo: Elad Tavuri)
The areas which saw the heaviest traffic standstills were in Namir street heading north as well as at Abba Hillel Junction and Bialik in Ramat Gan. A number of other popular neighborhoods throughout the central cities were also affected by the power collapse.
The police were forced to direct traffic at the junctions and asked the public to be patient and to pay attention to police instructions.
