Highway 31 is an inter-city highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in southern Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. It begins at Zohar junction south of Neve Zohar

Neve Zohar

Neve Zohar is a communal village in the South District of Israel, and the capital of the Tamar Regional Council. It is located on the junction of Highway 31 and Highway 90 , on the shores of the Dead Sea and 23 km from Arad by road...

, where it meets Highway 90 just west of the Dead Sea

Dead Sea

The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...

. It passes through Arad, Kuseife

Kuseife

Kuseife is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Kuseife was 10,300 in December 2006...

, Hura

Hura

-See also:*List of Arab localities in Israel*Negev Bedouins...

, Lakiya

Lakiya

Lakiya, or Laqye is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Lakiya was 7,600 in December 2004...

 and Lehavim

Lehavim

Lehavim is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the northern Negev desert. Founded in 1983, it is located 15 km north of Beersheba. In 2009, the population was 6,000. -History:...

, and it terminates at HaNasi junction near Eshel HaNasi

Eshel HaNasi

Eshel HaNasi is a communal settlement and youth village in southern Israel. Located between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council...

.

As of 2001, the western terminus of Highway 31 was Lehavim junction and the intersection with Highway 40. The portion of the road west of this junction has opened to traffic after 2001.

There are plans to upgrade the highway to two lanes in each direction.

Junctions on the route

Junction	Location	Intersecting roads
צומת זוהר (Zohar Junction)	Neve Zohar Neve Zohar Neve Zohar is a communal village in the South District of Israel, and the capital of the Tamar Regional Council. It is located on the junction of Highway 31 and Highway 90 , on the shores of the Dead Sea and 23 km from Arad by road...	Highway 90 (Israel)
צומת חתרורים (Hatrorim Junction)	Kvu'a	Route 258
צומת ערד (Arad Junction)	Arad	Hebron Boulevard, HaTa'asiya Boulevard
(Arad Industrial Zone entrance)	Arad	HaTa'asiya Boulevard/Entrance to the Arad Industrial Zone
צומת תל ערד (Tel Arad Junction)	Tel Arad Tel Arad Tel Arad or 'old' Arad is located west of the Dead Sea, about 10 km west of modern Arad in an area surrounded by mountain ridges which is known as the Arad Plain. The site is divided into a lower city and an upper hill which holds the only ever discovered 'House of Yahweh' in the land of...	Highway 80 (Israel) Highway 80 (Israel) Highway 80 is a north-south highway in southern Israel, east of Beersheba. It connects Ar'arat an-Naqab in the south to Metzadot Yehuda in the north. It is 34 km long.-Junctions on the route:...
(Kuseife entrance)	Kuseife Kuseife Kuseife is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Kuseife was 10,300 in December 2006...	Entrance to Kuseife
(Trijat entrance)	Drijat Drijat Drijat , also known as Draijat, is an Arab village located near the Israeli city of Arad, between Kuseife and the Yatir Forest, in the northern Negev. In 2007 its population was 575.-History:...	Entrance to Mickhol and Trijat
(Unnamed Junction)	Abu Sabid	Route 316
(Hura entrance)	Hura Hura -See also:*List of Arab localities in Israel*Negev Bedouins...	Entrance to Hura
צומת שוקת (Shoket Junction)	Tel Shoket	Highway 60 (Israel) Highway 60 (Israel) Highway 60 is a north-south intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.-Route:The route is also known as the "Route of the Patriarchs" since it follows the path of the ancient highway that runs along the length of the central watershed, and which...
(Lakiya entrance)	Lakiya Lakiya Lakiya, or Laqye is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Lakiya was 7,600 in December 2004...	Entrance to Lakiya
(Unnamed Junction)	Lakiya Lakiya Lakiya, or Laqye is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Lakiya was 7,600 in December 2004...	Route 358
מחלף להבים (Lehavim Interchange)	Lehavim Lehavim Lehavim is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the northern Negev desert. Founded in 1983, it is located 15 km north of Beersheba. In 2009, the population was 6,000. -History:...	Entrance to Lehavim
צומת להבים (Lehavim Junction)	Lehavim Lehavim Lehavim is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the northern Negev desert. Founded in 1983, it is located 15 km north of Beersheba. In 2009, the population was 6,000. -History:...	Highway 40 (Israel) Highway 40 (Israel) Highway 40 is a north-south intercity road in Israel. At 302 km long, it is the second longest highway in Israel, after Highway 90. The highway runs from Kfar Sava in the center of Israel to the Arabah in the south, serving as a main connection between central Israel and Be'er Sheva.-Route...
(Rahat entrance)	Rahat Rahat Rahat is a predominantly Bedouin city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 51,700...	Entrance to Rahat
צומת הנשיא (Hanasi Junction)	Eshel HaNasi Eshel HaNasi Eshel HaNasi is a communal settlement and youth village in southern Israel. Located between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council...	Highway 25 (Israel) Highway 25 (Israel) Highway 25 is a rural highway in southern Israel. It begins northwest of Nahal Oz at the border with the Gaza Strip, and it passes through Netivot, Beersheba and Dimona. It continues southeast toward Arava Junction, where it meets Highway 90. Its length is estimated by the Israeli Department of...