Route 404, usually referred to as Menachem Begin Expressway (or Begin Boulevard) is an urban freeway in western Jerusalem named after sixth Israeli Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Israel

The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...

 Menachem Begin

Menachem Begin

' was a politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Before independence, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944,...

. Local Jerusalemites simply refer to it as 'Begin' (pron. IPA 'bei-gin). The road follows a north-south path that connects key neighbourhoods and commercial areas, as well as several city arteries and national routes. Begin Expressway is made of the central section, which was completed in 1998, and the northern extension to Highway 443

Highway 443 (Israel)

Route 443 , also Ma'ale Beit Horon , is the main highway connecting Modi'in with Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and also serves as a secondary connection between the Tel Aviv area and Jerusalem...

 to Modi'in, which was completed in late 2002 and merges with Highway 1

Highway 1 (Israel)

Highway 1 , is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem.-History:The section between Latrun and Jerusalem roughly follows an ancient path connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem...

 to the Tel Aviv area

Gush Dan

The Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area , or Gush Dan , is a metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv and the Central Districts of Israel. The area is closely linked to the city of Tel Aviv through social, economic, and cultural ties. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline...

. It is equipped with noise barriers

Noise barrier

A noise barrier is an exterior structure designed to protect sensitive land uses from noise pollution...

 in many of its sections. The road is called Jerusalem Road 4 in internal Jerusalem Municipality documentation and Road 50 in the Moriah-Jerusalem Development Corporation documentation. Part of the northern extension is marked as national Highway 45

Highway 45 (Israel)

Highway 45 is the official designation of a 3.4 km stretch of highway forming a continuous conection between Route 443 from Lod via the Ben Shemen Interchange and Route 404 to central Jerusalem...

.

Interchanges (North to South)

km	Name	Type	Meaning	Location	Road(s) Crossed
12.2	צומת עטרות (Atarot Junction)			Atarot Industrial Zone Atarot Atarot was a moshav in Mandatory Palestine, north of Jerusalem along the highway to Ramallah. The village was captured and destroyed by the Jordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War...	from Route 443 Highway 45 Highway 45 (Israel) Highway 45 is the official designation of a 3.4 km stretch of highway forming a continuous conection between Route 443 from Lod via the Ben Shemen Interchange and Route 404 to central Jerusalem...
↓NO southbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates↓
12.3	Security Checkpoint
6.2	מחלף יגאל ידין (Yigael Yadin Yigael Yadin Yigael Yadin on 21 March 1917, died 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.-Early life and military career:...  Interchange)		Named after Yigael Yadin Yigael Yadin Yigael Yadin on 21 March 1917, died 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.-Early life and military career:...	North entrance to Jerusalem Ramot Ramot Ramot , also known as Ramot Alon , is a large housing development in northwestern Jerusalem. Because part of Ramot lies north of the Green Line in East Jerusalem, the international community considers Ramot an Israeli settlement that is illegal under international law. Israel disputes this and...  neighbourhood Mount Scopus Mount Scopus Mount Scopus , جبل المشهد , جبل الصوانة) is a mountain in northeast Jerusalem. In the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Mount Scopus became a UN protected Jewish exclave within Jordanian-occupied territory until the Six-Day War in 1967...	Highway 1 Highway 1 (Israel) Highway 1 , is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem.-History:The section between Latrun and Jerusalem roughly follows an ancient path connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem... (Yigael Yadin Blvd.)
5.7	מחלף גולדה מאיר (Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....  Interchange )		Named after Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	Har Hotzvim Har Hotzvim Har Hotzvim , also Campus of Science-Rich Industries is a high-tech industrial park located in northwest Jerusalem, Israel. It is the city's main zone for science-based and technology industries, among them Intel, Teva, Amdocs, NDS, Ophir Optronics, Sandvine, Radware and IDT Global Israel...  Industrial Area	Route 436 (Golda Meir blvd.)
5.8	Green Line
4	מחלף גבעת שאול (Givat Shaul Interchange)		Saul's Hill Jacob Saul Elyashar Jacob Saul Elyashar, , was a 19th-century Sephardi rabbi who became Chief Rabbi of Palestine in 1893.He was born in Safed to Eliezer Jeroham Elyashar. In 1853 he was appointed dayan in Jerusalem and became head of the beth din in 1869. In 1893 he became the Rishon LeZion or Sephardi chief rabbi of...	Givat Shaul Givat Shaul Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem named after the Rishon Lezion, Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Elyashar, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, and not, as commonly believed, for the biblical King Saul, whose capital was probably located on the hill Gibeah of Saul near Pisgat Ze'ev, on the way...  neighborhood only from/to north	Ben Gurion Blvd Givat Shaul St. (to Jaffa Road Jaffa Road Jaffa Road is one of the longest and oldest streets in Jerusalem. It crosses the city from east to west, from the Old City walls to downtown Jerusalem, the western portal of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway. It is lined with shops, businesses and restaurants... )
3.4	Tunnels - 6 lanes			Kiryat Moshe Kiryat Moshe Kiryat Moshe is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem, Israel named for the British Jewish philanthropist Moses Montefiore. Kiryat Moshe is bordered by Givat Shaul.-History:...  neighborhood	570 metres
3.2	מחלף קרית משה (Kiryat Moshe Interchange)		Moses' Town Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	Kiryat Moshe Kiryat Moshe Kiryat Moshe is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem, Israel named for the British Jewish philanthropist Moses Montefiore. Kiryat Moshe is bordered by Givat Shaul.-History:...  neighborhood Kiryat HaLeom Kiryat HaLeom Kiryat HaLeom , also known as Kiryat HaUma , is the official label of a complex in central Jerusalem that includes Kiryat HaMemshala, the Knesset, Sacher Park, the Menorah garden, Wohl Rose Park and Binyanei HaUma...  (National Precinct)	Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin ' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....  st.
1	מחלף גבעת מרדכי (Givat Mordechai Interchange)		Mordechai's Hill Givat Mordechai Givat Mordechai, is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, Israel, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell Abbell of Chicago...	Givat Mordechai Givat Mordechai Givat Mordechai, is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, Israel, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell Abbell of Chicago...  and Bayit Vegan Bayit Vegan Bayit VeGan is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel, with a mostly charedi religious population. Bayit VeGan is located to the east of Mount Herzl and borders the neighborhoods of Kiryat Hayovel and Givat Mordechai. The Shaare Zedek Medical Center is located near Bayit VeGan... neighborhoods	Shmuel Bait st. Bezalel Bezeq str.
0	צומת גולומב (Golomb Junction) (terminus)		Named after Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb was the leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah, the underground military organization for defense of the Yishuv between 1920 and 1948.-Early life:...	Malha/Manahat Manahat Malha is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel, between Pat and Kiryat Hayovel. Before 1948, Malha was an Arab village known as al-Maliha...  neighborhood Katamonim neighborhood Teddy Stadium Malha Mall	Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb was the leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah, the underground military organization for defense of the Yishuv between 1920 and 1948.-Early life:...  St. Beitar Sport Assn. Rd.

Future plans

A plan to widen Begin Boulevard from 4 to 6 lanes and extend it as a freeway

Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...

 past its current southern terminus to connect with Route 60

Highway 60 (Israel)

Highway 60 is a north-south intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.-Route:The route is also known as the "Route of the Patriarchs" since it follows the path of the ancient highway that runs along the length of the central watershed, and which...

 at the Tunnels Road in Gilo

Gilo

Gilo is a neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem with a population of 40,000, mostly Jewish. It is one of the five ring neighborhoods of Jerusalem and is built on land in the West Bank that was annexed to Israel in 1980 under the Jerusalem Law. The international community regards it as an...

 is in various stages of construction and approval. Work began in 2010 to widen the highway between Givat Mordechai Interchange and Golomb Junction. At the same time, reconstruction of sewer lines further south was started in order to accommodate the lowering of the highway to pass under Golumb and local streets next to the Malha Mall, Teddy Stadium and the Jerusalem Malha Railway Station with interchange access to these locations. Past the railway station, the highway will be "cut-and covered" to create a tunnel under the neighborhood of Sharafat

Sharafat, East Jerusalem

Sharafat is a Palestinian village in East Jerusalem. Historically, it was located in Palestine, about 5 km to the south west of Jerusalem. It is mentioned in Jerusalem chronicles from the 13th and 15th centuries, Ottoman tax records from the 16th century, and the travel writings and...

 where it will connect to Dov Yosef Boulevard to Gilo. Several plans are still being considered for the final extension (as a tunnel or a surface road) through the neighborhood of Beit Safafa

Beit Safafa

Beit Safafa is an Arab neighborhood in south Jerusalem midway between the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Patt and Gilo, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. Beit Safafa had a population of 5,463 in 2000. It covers an area of 1,577 dunams.-History:...

to Route 60. The total cost for the project is 750 million Shekels.