Minister of Public Works emphasizes the importance of raising readiness in preparation for the winter season

The meeting began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah for the souls of the martyrs of the terrorist incident that occurred in Karak Governorate last Friday, where Abu Al-Samen stressed that this painful tragedy embodies the importance of national solidarity and standing united in the face of everything targeting Jordan's security and stability, recalling the souls of the martyrs and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.

The Minister of Public Works stressed the necessity of completing emergency plans for the winter season, ensuring the readiness of machinery, equipment, technical and field crews, and raising the efficiency of operations rooms in all directorates, to ensure prompt handling of reports, observations, and emergency cases, according to clear plans that define responsibilities and intervention and response mechanisms.

He directed the intensification of field tours on roads within the jurisdiction of the directorates, carrying out necessary preventive maintenance work, ensuring the readiness of culverts and rainwater drainage channels, addressing locations that may witness water pooling or pose a danger to road users, while giving priority to locations most in need of intervention.

He stressed the importance of continuous coordination with administrative governors, provincial councils, municipalities, the Greater Amman Municipality, security agencies, and relevant entities to ensure the integration of efforts and unified response mechanisms during emergency weather conditions, emphasizing the need to keep communication channels open and exchange information immediately to serve the public interest.

Abu Al-Samen directed the intensification of field monitoring and follow-up on projects implemented by the ministry or supervised by the public works directorates, ensuring contractors' compliance with technical specifications and approved time schedules, addressing any obstacles that might affect the workflow, while adhering to the highest standards of quality and public safety.

He pointed out the importance of enhancing institutional performance efficiency, developing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and adhering to approved technical and administrative procedures in studying, implementing, and receiving tenders, to ensure proper resource management and raise the quality of projects and services provided to citizens.

He affirmed that the public works directorates represent the field arm of the ministry in the governorates, and that their success in performing their tasks is linked to their ability to be proactive in monitoring needs and dealing with them, stressing that field work, direct follow-up, and rapid handling of observations must be a firm approach in the work of all directorates.

During the meeting, Abu Al-Samen listened to a presentation by the public works directors on the reality of work in their governorates, completion rates in ongoing projects, prominent technical and administrative needs and challenges, alongside the measures taken to enhance readiness for the winter season.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Minister of Public Works directed the relevant authorities in the ministry to follow up on the observations and needs raised by the public works directors and work to address them according to priorities and available capabilities, emphasizing the importance of continued coordination between the central administrations and the directorates in the governorates to ensure rapid completion and improve the level of services provided to citizens.