AMMAN – On Thursday, the Minister of Public Works and
Housing, Maher Abu Saman, inspected the Amman-Zarqa
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
project, which the ministry has completed work on its main routes, while the
completion rate of the side jobs reached about 98 percent.
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Abu Saman announced the ministry’s intention to hand off the
project to the
Ministry of Transport to begin operating the BRT experimentally
within the next few months, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
During his third tour of the project in one month,
supervising all stages of the project, Abu Saman emphasized the need to
complete the side jobs in the project during the coming weeks.
Abu Saman directed the ministry’s concerns on the delay of
some side jobs from the schedule and to provide the ministry with detailed
daily reports on the progress of the work.
Abu Saman drew attention to the developmental and
economic importance of the project, in addition to its positive impact on improving and
refining the public transport system. He said that the government is relying on
this project to improve transportation services and reduce traffic congestion.
The Amman-Zarqa BRT project is divided into 4 stages, with a
total length of 20 km and a total cost of approximately JD 140 million, funded
by the
Social Security Investment Fund.
The project includes expanding and rebuilding the road that
serves vehicles with a minimum of three lanes in both directions, and two lanes
in the middle to serve the BRT buses. In addition, it includes building
completely new bridges and tunnels, improving services at intersections,
installing pedestrian bridges, as well as installing rainwater and sewage
drainage facilities, lighting, traffic safety, necessary conversions, and
removing various obstacles such as water lines, communications, and power cables.
The project also includes building 5 bus stations, 3 of which have been
completed. The ministry will supervise the construction of two additional
stations after receiving the plans from the Ministry of Transport.
The
Amman-Zarqa BRT project is a flexible public
transportation system that provides fast and safe transportation services. It
relies on large-capacity buses that run on dedicated lanes, and the project
provides a high level of services, where buses operate at frequencies of a few
minutes and reach speeds of up to 80 km/h.
Abu Saman also inspected the intersection of the Al-Maslokh
Bridge project, which is being implemented by the ministry and is linked to the
Amman-Zarqa BRT project routes. It is expected to contribute to serving traffic
from and to Amman, Zarqa, Al-Hashemi, Marka, and
Tabarbour.
The ministry began implementing this intersection project in
June 2023, and it is expected to be completed by mid-year. It does not conflict
with the operation of the BRT. The estimated cost of the bridge and
intersection project is approximately JD 12 million.
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