 The "Begin South Project", first planned in 1990, involved widening Begin Boulevard from 4 to 6 lanes and extending it as a freeway past Golumb Blvd.to connect with Route 60 at the Tunnels Road in Gilo to Gush Etzion.Construction proceeded in stages beginning in 2010 to widen the highway between Givat Mordechai Interchange and Golomb Junction.