AMMAN —
The recently launched
Economic Modernization Vision has renewed the
debate about introducing tolls on main roads to help maintain them and achieve
financial sustainability, Al-Mamlaka TV reported on Wednesday.
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The World Bank is
also studying a financing project proposed by the government for the same goal.
The aim of the
initiative, called “Raising the quality of the main roads and financing it by
adopting tolls for road use”, is to improve the transport infrastructure and
related services, develop a strategic plan for public transport throughout
Jordan, and raise the efficiency of road management.
Coinciding with the
launch of this initiative, the
World Bank is studying the financing of a
project proposed by the government entitled “sustainable financing of roads by
charging fees on users”.
According to the
proposal, the initial value of the project, whose goal is to “enhance the
performance of Jordan’s road network and its financial sustainability by
attracting private sector investments”, may reach $225 million.
A World Bank report issued in 2019 indicated that the government is developing 14 major vital roads
— 12 highways and two ring roads — with a total length of 1,379km. The proposed
roads represent 18 percent of the total road network in Jordan. The project
aims to integrate these roads its financial sustainability project by imposing
tolls on the users.
The report suggested
imposing a toll of 11 fils per kilometer on small vehicles and 22 fils per kilometer
on trucks for use of these roads.
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