The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority launched, on Thursday, the Al-Durra area development project, as part of its efforts to develop infrastructure and tourism services, improve the urban landscape, and strengthen the area's readiness to receive visitors.
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The project aims to raise the level of services provided to visitors and the local community, improve traffic flow, organize access to tourist sites, and connect the tourist street with downtown Wadi Musa, alongside providing green spaces and public facilities that help support economic and commercial activity in the area.
Engineer Adnan Al-Sawaeer, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the Al-Durra area development project is part of the authority's vision to upgrade infrastructure and services across the Petra region, and improve the urban environment in a way that befits Petra's standing as a world-class tourist destination.
He added that the project aims to improve the visitor experience, organize vehicle and pedestrian movement, and provide integrated facilities and services, alongside creating a more organized environment for commercial activities and tourism services, affirming that infrastructure development is one of the authority's core areas of focus in strengthening the region's competitiveness and supporting the local economy.
Al-Sawaeer noted that the development work takes into account Petra's unique character and its tourism and environmental nature, and seeks to achieve integration between infrastructure, the urban landscape, and the services provided to visitors and the local community, in a way that enhances the area's appeal while preserving its identity.
He explained that the authority continues implementing its development and service projects according to clear priorities, achieving a direct impact on the lives of the local community and the tourism sector, noting that improving public facilities, organizing traffic flow, and developing service sites would help support economic activity and boost commercial activity in the area.
The project includes completing work on the alternative road to the tourist street, extending the public plaza and its intersection with the tourist street, alongside building parking facilities, service amenities, green spaces, and site landscaping work.
The alternative road spans roughly 800 meters and includes the construction of 71 commercial shops beneath it, 37 of which have already been completed as part of the first phase. Above the shops runs a 10-meter-wide street, alongside pedestrian walkways, rest areas, and sidewalks, in keeping with the area's unique tourism character.
The project also includes completing the 140-meter extension of the public plaza, after roughly 90 meters were completed in the first phase, along with enhanced site landscaping, green spaces, and planting beds, in addition to building an intersection connecting the proposed parking areas with the tourist street and the alternative road.
Regarding parking, Al-Sawaeer noted that the project includes building a two-level parking facility with capacity for around 70 vehicles, along with service amenities including 6 public restrooms for men and women and two restrooms for people with disabilities, alongside site landscaping work.
Once completed, the project is expected to improve traffic flow and organize services and facilities in the Al-Durra area, strengthening the urban environment and tourism services in a way that enhances the visitor experience and supports economic activity and the local community in the Petra region.
Resource: Al-Ghad.
