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Jerusalem Road 20

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “designation of a combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusal”. Today it says “combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusalem 's highway 50”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “designation of a combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusal”. Today it says “combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusalem 's highway 50”.
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Road in Israel ‹ The template Infobox street is being considered for merging . › The boulevard in the center is Abdel Hamid Shoman Street, part of Jerusalem Road 20. Around it parts of Beit Hanina Benzion Netanyahu Interchange Jerusalem Road 20 is a combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between Jerusalem 's Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard) and Pisgat Ze'ev via Beit Hanina . The number "20" is a designation used by the Jerusalem Municipality. Several segments of the road follow national road 4197. The cost of the project was NIS 180 million and was completed on 5 May 2013.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “designation of a combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusal”. Today it says “combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusalem 's highway 50”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “designation of a combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusal”. Today it says “combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusalem 's highway 50”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

designation of a combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusal

Now

combination of existing roads and new construction creating a continuous route between jerusalem 's highway 50

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