Transportation Center, Modi'in | Emek Ayalon

Client:	The Ministry of Construction and Housing
Location:	Modi'in
Architect / Planner:	Moshe Safdie
Engineer:	Yossi Gordon, Yoram Gottlieb, Kedmor
Landscape Architect:	Shlomo Aronson
Size:	55,000 m²
Budget:	$27.5 M - 150 M shekels
Completion:	2013

Transportation Center of Modi'in is the central inter-connection of rail, bus, taxi, pedestrian with the commercial retail office Town Center or CBD (Central Business District). It is multi-layered on four levels and visually connected with vertical "people movers" and is located within or underneath a 200 meter diameter traffic circle. The central train station – on two levels (-4) and (-3) includes two railway lines and platforms, waiting areas, ticket areas, pedestrian control, and commerce. The central Bus station – on level (-1) includes platforms, gates, ticket counters, and waiting areas. The grade level includes arterial and urban roads – some underpass for through traffic and some upper ones that connect to the city traffic system including, taxis drop-off, inner city bus connections and public parking areas – all in the heart of the main business center.

The scope of work included a plan for managing and coordinating the design and construction of a town square, integration and connections with the transportation center, and a 200m diameter traffic circle including a bridge over the main city park. Management, coordination and supervision of the project included approvals from the Ministry of Transport and Israel National Railways, as well as the City of Modi'in and the team of consultants including engineers, land consultants, traffic engineers.

The construction phasing of the transportation center required four separate but linked series of structures that resemble bridges.

• East Bridge Central Station
  Central Station skeletal structure whose area about 5,000 m² is located on the eastern side of the square, and intended to be used by buses of Modi'in. The ceiling serves as a bridge to paved road that is part of the traffic circle in the square. There is a connection between the central station, underground train station and a large adjacent shopping center. The project was completed in 2006 totaling about $2.9M -11.5 M shekels. Engineer: Yossi Gordon
• South Bridge
  Forms the south part of the traffic circle on the upper level and spans the road north-south artery (road 2) on the south side of the square, and the rail transit entrance. Project completion in 2010 totaling about $3.5 -14 M shekels Engineer: Yossi Gordon
• North Bridge
  Forms the north part of the traffic circle on the upper level spans over the road north-south artery (road 2) on the north side of the square Project completion in 2012 totaling about $2.5M -10 M shekels Engineer: Yoram Gottlieb
• Western Bridge
  Forms part of the traffic circle on the upper level on the west side of the square and spans over landscaped open space connecting the city center with the regional park system of Anabah Project completion in 2013 totaling about $5.5M - 22 M shekels Engineer: Kedmor