National Roads Company of Israel

Routes of Israel),[1] formerly the National Roads Company of Israel (Hebrew: החברה הלאומית לדרכים בישראל, HaHevra HaLe'umit LiDrakhim BeYisra'el), also called National Roads Authority, is a government-owned corporation, in charge of planning, construction and maintenance of most road infrastructure in Israel, including roads, bridges and interchanges.

The National Road Company is the successor of the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Ministry of Transportation (PWD in Hebrew: מע"צ, Ma'atz), which was founded in 1921.

[2] On September 15, 2003 it was decided to reorganize Ma'atz and reconstitute it as a new government-owned corporation that would start operation on January 1, 2004.

8,500 kilometers of roads, 105 interchanges, 2,200 intersections, and 1,300 bridges and tunnels fall under the company's responsibility.

The budget of the company for 2008 was 2.805 billion shekels, 800 million of which were dedicated to road maintenance.