AMMAN —
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for
Modernization of the Public Sector
Nasser Shraideh Tuesday said that the
Ministerial Economic Development Committee has studied the new city project
that the Council of Ministers referred to it last month for evaluation. He said
the committee it recommends conducting
detailed studies for the project, which is expected to provide 90,000 to
100,000 job opportunities directly and indirectly during the construction
period, which extends to 2033, a local media outlet reported.
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Shraideh said that once the detailed studies are
completed, the project is expected to start being implementing in 2025; the
first phase will end in 2033, while the other phases will be completed by 2050.
Shraideh made
these statements during a session held by the Jordan Strategy Forum and a team
from
Dar Al-Handasah Company, which had conducted preliminary feasibility
studies for the project. Also attending were private sector representatives.
The new city, Shraideh said, will be within the
Amman Governorate, and will not be an alternative capital. He added that
preliminary designs for the project have been made with contemporary
engineering perspective in mind that is aligned with the best international practices
for infrastructure.
According to the project, the new city will be
located 40 kilometers east of Amman, with access to highways leading to Saudi
Arabia, Iraq and the Queen Alia International Airport. It will be close to a
proposed freight train line which will be connected to Al Madouna.
Once implemented, the new city will house relocated
government ministries and other entities are the important drivers of
development of the new city.
The 2033 phase targets hiring 32,000 employees, including
27,970 public sector employees. With a total land area of 2,388 dunums and a
built up area of 1.4 million square meters, it will be home to 7,400 residents.
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