 This northern extension along with the Ayalon Highway and parts of Highway 4 make up a series of controlled-access highways that together form an inter-city highway corridor stretching along most of Israel's Mediterranean coast, from Acre (Akko) in the north to Ashdod in the south.In the future a parallel, but more inland controlled-access corridor will also be provided by Highway 6 when it is fully built.There are plans to continue the six lane section north to the Zikhron Ya'akov Interchange.