 North of Tel Aviv, the highway is also called The Coastal Highway (, "Kvish HaHof")

Highway 2 is one of the busiest highways in the country, and drivers experience frequent traffic congestion between Hadera and Tel Aviv during rush hours.The northern sections are also congested at times, especially during weekends and holidays, when many Israelis travel north for vacation.The first section of the highway between Tel Aviv and Netanya was built in the early 1950s as a two lane road with at-grade intersections.