Upgraded Negev highway to open next week

Arad Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Arad Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

The 31 kilometer highway between the Shoket Junction and Arad has been one of Israel's most dangerous roads.

The new upgraded Road 31 to Arad in southern Israel will open next week. The 31 kilometer stretch of highway between the Shoket Junction at the southern end of Road 6 to Arad will now have two lanes in each direction with a barrier in the middle. The Netivei Israel National Transport Infrastructure Co. Ltd. has also improved the entrances and exits to the Bedouin villages along the route. The total investment was more than NIS 1 billion.

The highway has been one of Israel's most dangerous in recent years with 30 people killed in road accidents in the past five year alone, "Yediot Ahronot" reports.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on November 16, 2017

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Arad Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Arad Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
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