Amman Municipality Continues Maintenance of Tunnels and Bridges and Damage Treatment to Enhance Public Safety
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Amman Greater Municipality continues to implement maintenance and rehabilitation works on tunnels and bridges in the capital, as part of an ongoing program targeting the treatment of structural damages, enhancing public safety for road users, and extending the operational life of facilities, in accordance with technical and structural standards, as well as public safety and aesthetic standards.
The Municipality said that the identification of locations requiring maintenance and rehabilitation is based on technical and structural criteria that include the treatment of walls and junctions, protecting reinforcing steel from rust and corrosion, treating concrete surfaces and painting them with materials resistant to weather and carbonation, as well as maintaining expansion joints and replacing damaged parts.
It added that the maintenance works also include the maintenance of metal handrails and compensating for damaged or missing parts, the maintenance of concrete and stone facades, fixing decorative stone and concrete pieces on tunnel walls, as well as rehabilitating intersections, improving lighting, and unifying the colors of concrete surfaces to match the surrounding environment.
Regarding the most significant damages addressed by the current maintenance projects, the Municipality explained that it has rehabilitated the walls of Sahab Tunnel and Prince Muhammad Tunnel by removing ceramic tiles that were falling off from time to time, posing a danger to vehicles and road users.
It clarified that it replaced the expansion joints in Al-Mahata Bridge and Al-Haddadeh Bridge to extend the operational life of the bridges, and treated the damaged and deteriorated concrete parts resulting from traffic accidents on the pillars of Al-Mahata Bridge and Al-Qusur Bridge, and the walls of Abu Al-Aland Tunnel and Cosmo Tunnel.
It pointed out the implementation of maintenance and compensation works for the damaged and lost metal handrails resulting from accidents in Mercedes Bridge, Abu Al-Aland Tunnel, Al-Jumruk Bridge, Al-Rantisi Tunnel, and Cosmo Tunnel.
It added that the maintenance works included the treatment of concrete surfaces and painting them with weather-resistant and carbonation-resistant materials at several locations, including Al-Rasheed Tunnel, Prince Muhammad Tunnel, Abu Harira Tunnel, Sahab Tunnel, Al-Mahata Bridge, Raghdan-Qusur Bridge, Al-Murabit Bridge, Al-Jami'ah Bridge, and Al-Haramayn Bridge.
The works also included the maintenance of concrete and stone facades and compensating for missing parts and fixing them in Al-Sha'ab Tunnel, Saad Khair Tunnel, Khalda Tunnel, Al-Rantisi Tunnel, Al-Jumruk Bridge, and Mercedes Bridge.
In the context of dealing with damages that require urgent intervention, the Municipality mentioned that it reattached the metal mesh on the junction of Al-Sahafah Tunnel after it was damaged due to a traffic accident, and reattached the damaged metal handrails on Al-Yasmineh Bridge. It also indicated that upcoming works will include compensating for the missing concrete facades at the entrances of Al-Masagil Tunnel and maintaining the expansion joint on top of Sweileh Bridge.
The Municipality affirmed the continuation of the field inspection program on tunnels and bridges, through tours conducted by the Infrastructure Department staff to assess their technical and structural conditions, in addition to following up on the observations received from citizens through its communication channels.
It explained that the damages detected by its staff or reported by citizens are subject to inventory and evaluation, and then are included in the work programs according to the degree of severity and importance, which contributes to prioritizing maintenance and dealing with locations that require intervention.
Regarding the upcoming maintenance plans, the Municipality pointed out that the scheduled works include rehabilitating the junction of Al-Sahafah Tunnel, replacing expansion joints on the old Dawr Al-Madinat Al-Riyadiah roundabout bridge and Al-Haramayn Bridge, and maintaining expansion joints on the Dawr Al-Dakhiliyah roundabout bridge.
