AMMAN
– On Saturday, Engineer Maher Abu Samen,
Minister of Public Works and Housing,
inspected the Amman-Zarqa Rapid Bus Transit (RBT) project, which achieved a 95
percent completion rate.
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During
a comprehensive tour covering all project phases, Samen emphasized the need to
complete the main works in the project by the end of this year. This is in
preparation for handing over the project to the operator to commence trial
operation in the first quarter of the next year, Ammon News reported.
Samen
expressed dissatisfaction with the delay of some works in the project compared
to the established schedule, especially in the third phase. He directed the
concerned parties in the ministry to monitor the work on a daily basis, provide
detailed reports on the progress of the work, and activate the contract clauses
to address any shortcomings.
Samen
highlighted the developmental and economic importance of the project, in
addition to its positive impact on improving the public transportation system,
reflecting positively on the services provided to citizens.
He
stated that the government relies on this project to enhance transportation
services and alleviate traffic congestion. It is worth noting that the Amman-Zarqa
Rapid Bus Transit (RBT) project is divided into four phases, with a total length of
20 km and a total cost of approximately JD140 million, funded by the Investment
Fund for Social Security Funds.
The
project includes the expansion and reconstruction of the road serving vehicles
with three lanes in each direction (at a minimum), and two lanes in the middle
to serve rapid transit buses. It also involves the construction of completely
new bridges and tunnels, raising the service level at intersections, installing
pedestrian bridges, retaining walls, rainwater drainage, sewage systems,
lighting, traffic safety measures, necessary diversions, and removing various
obstacles, including water, communication, and electricity lines, all in
accordance with the highest global engineering standards.
The
completion rate in the project, according to packages, reached 96 percent in
the first phase, except for the slaughterhouse bridge, 98 percent in the
second, 87 percent in the third, and 99 percent in the fourth.
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