Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works and Housing Omar Al-Maharmeh said ministry teams dealt with 23 reports over the past Friday and Saturday due to weather conditions that affected the Kingdom.
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He explained that, according to the Emergency Directorate's report, 10 incidents were recorded on Friday and 13 on Saturday. They included traffic accidents, street lighting faults, soil erosion, surface water accumulation, rising water levels, road closures and flooding at a residential property.
On Friday, ministry teams also responded to a fire involving a truck carrying phosphate on the New Naqab Road in Ma'an Governorate, with no damage to the road reported. They also handled a street lighting fault on the Desert Highway near the Pilgrims' City.
In Irbid Governorate, teams dealt with soil erosion on the road surface in the Koura area, surface rainwater accumulation on the road in the Al-Maabar area before Al-Mashari'a to the north, and soil erosion along the roadside in the Northern Jordan Valley near Basila School.
In Mafraq, teams responded to a vehicle collision with a streetlight pole on the Mafraq-Irbid road and removed the pole from the roadway. In Balqa Governorate, part of the old pedestrian bridge near Al-Yazidiya Station collapsed, and the incident was addressed.
The report also recorded two street lighting faults in the capital: one on Yajouz Road towards the Command Building, and another on the Al-Adasiyah descent towards the Dead Sea. In Balqa, teams restored lighting on the Salt Ring Road by inspecting the system, reopening the lighting control panel and resetting the circuit breaker.
Al-Maharmeh added that all Friday incidents had been resolved, except for the two street lighting reports in the capital, which remained under follow-up.
Regarding Saturday's incidents, ministry teams dealt with a partial closure of the Siyagha Road towards the Dead Sea due to rising water levels and soil and rock erosion. The issue was addressed and the road conditions were restored. Teams also responded to the collapse of a road shoulder on the Dead Sea Road near the checkpoint.
He noted that teams dealt with floodwater entering a citizen's home on the Jerash-Sakib road, beyond the Raymun intersection. In Balqa Governorate, rising water levels and accumulated soil forced the closure of the temporary Rama Bridge diversion.
Al-Maharmeh added that the diversion will be closed whenever weather conditions occur because it cannot accommodate large volumes of rainwater. He explained that it was designed to serve local residents temporarily until reconstruction of the main bridge is completed.
In Madaba, teams responded to soil and rock erosion on the Siyagha Road beyond Mount Nebo, surface water accumulation on the western road, and soil erosion near the checkpoint on the Dead Sea Road.
In Irbid, teams dealt with soil erosion on the Zamaliya Road in the Koura District and along the roadside in the Northern Jordan Valley area. In Balqa, soil erosion was reported on the Aira-Karama Road, while water accumulated in the Deir Alla District near the White Valley culvert.
Al-Maharmeh added that two street lighting reports remained under follow-up: one in Balqa Governorate on the Al-Adasiyah descent towards the Dead Sea, and another in Tafileh on the parallel ring road, where the lighting system was completely out of service.
He stressed that ministry teams had responded to the reports according to the nature of each incident, while continuing to monitor unresolved cases as part of efforts to maintain public safety and ensure the continued flow of traffic on roads.
Source: Petra
