Ministry implements infrastructure, development projects in Tafilah worth JD9.471mln
Ministry Spokesperson Omar Maharmeh said the ministry is planning six additional development projects over the next four years. These include a comprehensive cultural center, an environmental park, government buildings in Busayra and al-Hasa, and the completion of two schools: the Tafilah Model School and the Qadisiyah Elementary School for Boys.
Approximately JD 74,000 has been allocated for road maintenance throughout the governorate. The project includes asphalt patching, roadside cleaning, and culvert maintenance over a 270-day period.
Another JD 238,000 was allocated to rehabilitate the Qanaan-Thawabiyya road, connecting the governorate center to surrounding villages. The 120-day project includes gabion walls and obstruction removal.
In Ain al-Bayda and al-Hussein areas, JD 253,000 has been set aside to rehabilitate secondary and agricultural roads, with plans for widening, asphalt layering, protective walls, culverts, and safety barriers.
JD 299,000 was allocated to expand and pave the road from al-Jarf to Tafilah, including earthworks and the construction of gabion walls and culverts.
The Sherif Al Janoub-Grandal road lighting project will receive JD 174,000 for the installation of modern lighting poles and units to improve road safety.
In Dana, maintenance began on the road from the Dana Triangle to the al-Barah-Khandaq Road, including trench concreting and painting, at a cost of JD 133,000. Maintenance materials were also delivered to Busayra.
A comprehensive rehabilitation and lighting project is underway on the Silk Triangle Road to Abour, costing JD 437,000 over 120 days. It includes excavation, asphalt paving, culverts, kerbstones, and lighting installation.
In agricultural zones, the ministry is paving roads in Ain al-Bayda and al-Hussein at a cost of JD 153,000. The works aim to improve access and connectivity for the agricultural sector.
A JD 93,000 retaining wall will be built in Ain al-Bayda near al-Rashidin Street to protect traffic flow.
In al-Hasa District along the Desert Highway, the ministry will open and pave a service road to enhance community access, with works costing JD 136,000.
Several key projects were completed earlier this year, including a fully equipped 1,303-square-meter sports hall for the Busayra Club (JD 627,000) and the three-story Qadisiyah Health Center (over JD 1 million), funded by a Spanish grant.
The future development vision also includes the JD 4.5 million cultural center. While planning is complete, some delays remain due to pending financial approvals and land zoning amendments.
The ministry is also advancing several central projects funded directly from its budget, including the JD 1.9 million rehabilitation of the 17-kilometer Tafilah-Karak Road and JD 370,000 in maintenance works for the Royal Road between Dalaqa and Ras al-Naqab in Ma'an Governorate.
Lighting works will be carried out on two sections of the al-Hasa-Tafilah Road. The first, a 14-kilometer segment, will cost JD 430,000 and involve the installation of lighting poles under medium and high-voltage networks. The second, a 14.5-kilometer stretch, will feature energy-efficient LED lights with double- and single-arm poles at a cost of JD 446,000. Petra
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