Under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) would inaugurate the newly established “Jordan Road” on Monday. The road worth JD 34.5 million, and was constructed in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. GAM built the road in a way that encircles Amman and eases the frequent traffic jams that take place around the capital most times of the year. The road also helps in enhancing the safety measures on public transport, and minimizes the number of traffic accidents.
It is worth mentioning that the Jordan Road is part of GAM’s development plans, which were upgraded over the last five years by building new streets, tunnels and bridges around Amman counting on the advanced traffic standards that are mainly applied on the roundabouts and street conjunctions. The Jordan Road links Amman with the capital’s main highway to Jerash and Irbid. The road cuts the distance that motorists used to take between the Amman’s downtown and northern governorates by 3.5 km, and these motorists would not be forced to take the traffic-jammed Queen Rania St on their travel to the north.
Five phases were applied on the Jordan Road project, started with Wadi Al Haddada district (the city center) and ended at GAM’s borders on the Abu Nseir district. The first phase included areas of Raghadan and Istiqlal St, extending at 4960 meters long, and worth JD 7.5 million. The second phase extended from Istiqlal St to the Martyr’s Memorial at 1490 meters long, and featured with two main conjunctions at the Istiqlal St and the Memorial’s neighborhood. This phase cost JD 5.5 million.
The third phase extended from Memorial’s area to Yajouz district, with 5620 meters long, at JD 4 million. Both the second and third phases ended in 1998. Meanwhile, the fourth and fifth phases extended the Jordan Road to areas of Abu Nseir, the Applied Sciences University, Shafa Badran, the Jubeiha Entertainment City, Al Rashid Street Conjunction, and worth JD 17.5 million in total.
The Jordan Road represents a vital lifeline for Amman’s residents who wish to have easy access to other areas in the Kingdom, especially the northern governorates. The road is also corresponds with the Queen Rania Street that is fully serviced by daily traffic between Amman and its northern areas. This is proved by the road’s high economic advantage since it would provide easy access for motorists; reduces their time on traffic and saves their fuel consumption. The road also gains access for better development to the populated areas that it serves, either through investments or growing businesses.