Editing Haifa (section)

===Roads===
Travel between Haifa and the center of the country is possible by road with [[Highway 2 (Israel)|Highway 2]], the main highway along the coastal plain, beginning at Tel Aviv and ending at Haifa.<ref name=frommers/> Furthermore, [[Highway 4 (Israel)|Highway 4]] runs along the coast to the north of Haifa, as well as south, inland from Highway 2.<ref name=frommers/> In the past, traffic along Highway 2 to the north of Haifa had to pass through the downtown area of the city. The [[Carmel Tunnels]], opened for traffic 1 December 2010, now route this traffic under Mount Carmel, reducing congestion in the downtown area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ppp.mof.gov.il/Mof/PPP/MofPPPTopNavEnglish/MofPPPProjectsEnglish/PPPProjectsListEng/TashtiotTaburaEng/Carmeltunnels/ |title=Carmel Tunnels |publisher=Israel MOF |access-date=22 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712130111/http://ppp.mof.gov.il/Mof/PPP/MofPPPTopNavEnglish/MofPPPProjectsEnglish/PPPProjectsListEng/TashtiotTaburaEng/Carmeltunnels/ |archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>