In the Irbid Ring Road project, Abu Al-Samam inspected the works of the third part of the project, where the completion rate reached about 86 percent. It includes the implementation of an underpass ("tunnel") on the Shtana road with a length of 105 meters, the concrete works of which have been completed and will be opened to traffic by the end of October, in addition to the implementation and completion of earthworks for the road route with a length of about 1.34 kilometers. The works of this part are expected to be completed by the end of the current year.
Abu Al-Samam stressed the strategic importance of completing the Irbid Ring Road, as it is one of the vital traffic arteries in Irbid Governorate and the Kingdom, due to the ring route it will provide that will relieve traffic pressure on the heart of Irbid city, raise the efficiency of movement on the road network, contribute to linking the north of the Kingdom with its center and south, and enhance commercial, agricultural, and developmental movement in the region.
In the linking road project between the Irbid Ring Road and the new Princess Basma Hospital, Abu Al-Samam was briefed on the progress of work in the project, where the completion rate in the first part reached about 33 percent, and the project works are expected to be completed in the middle of next year.
The implementation of the project comes in execution of the Cabinet decisions taken during its session in Irbid Governorate, which included assigning the Ministry of Works to implement the road despite its location within the boundaries of the Greater Irbid and West Irbid municipalities, given its importance in serving the health sector and enhancing the traffic infrastructure in the governorate.
The project includes opening and implementing a road extending from the Irbid Ring Road to the new Princess Basma Hospital with a length of about 2.6 kilometers, a width of nearly 20 meters, and in two directions separated by a median island.
The works include excavation and backfilling, the construction of pavement layers and asphalt mixes, the implementation of a surface rainwater drainage network, the construction of a 115-meter box culvert on the course of Wadi Al-Ghafr, in addition to slope protection works, full road lighting, and providing it with traffic safety elements, including guide and warning signs, road marking, and the installation of road studs.
Abu Al-Samam emphasized that the implementation of the linking road with the new Princess Basma Hospital comes within the ministry's orientation to implement priority infrastructure projects that serve vital sectors, foremost of which is the health sector, and contribute to providing a direct and safe road to the hospital, improving traffic flow, and facilitating the access of ambulances, emergency cases, medical staff, and visitors from various areas of Irbid Governorate and the northern governorates.
