AMMAN —
Minister of Transport and Communications in the Palestinian government
Assem Salem told local media outlets that “the Karama crossing (King Hussein Bridge)
is supposed to be opened for 24 hours starting this October, as part of
understandings with the Jordanian and Israeli sides”.
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“The Jordanians
have no objection to working 24 hours a day, unless there is reluctance on the
part of the Israeli side,” he said.
Regarding his
talks in Jordan about traveling across the bridge, Salem said: “We have
discussed the problems that citizens suffer from during their travel across the
King Hussein Bridge, and we have noted a number of obstacles that can be solved
from an administrative point of view.
“These issues
include loss of bags, and the distance travelers need to walk when leaving the
Jordanian hall to reach the taxi stands, as well as the sanitary facilities in
the halls,” Salem said.
He added that
“some measures have been taken immediately, as the number of baggage handling
employees rose from seven to 30, and there is clear cooperation from the
Jordanian side to solve these problems”.
Salem stressed
that the infrastructure problems will be fixed in two phases; one will be quick
and temporary, and begins with maintenance, and the other will be permanent and
entail a new, complete crossing that will cost JD150 million. The work on the
latter will begin in 2023 and end in 2025.
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