The Lateral Road (Supply Road), 30 km (19 mi) from the canal, was meant to allow the concentration of Israeli operational reserves which, in case of an Egyptian offensive, would counterattack the main Egyptian assault.
Parallelvejen 30 km fra kanalen skulle tillade koncentration af israelske operative reserver, som i tilfælde af en ægyptisk offensiv skulle gennemføre modangreb mod det ægyptiske hovedangreb.