Traffic detours in place to reduce pressure on damaged Abdullah Ghosheh Street

AMMAN — Authorities are opening new routes to regulate traffic flow affected by a crack in Abdullah Ghosheh Street, a traffic official said Saturday.

Amman Central Traffic Department (CTD) Director Col. Bassem Kharabsheh said traffic direction will be reversed on the unaffected side of the street, heading towards the airport road, to accommodate traffic coming from that road.

Meanwhile, motorists driving towards the airport road will take a detour through Shuhada Al Haram Al Ibrahimi Street.

“The road crack caused traffic density, but the CTD is working with the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and other concerned authorities on facilitating traffic flow,” Kharabsheh told The Jordan Times over the phone.

He noted that Shuhada Al Haram Al Ibrahimi Street, which is parallel to Abdullah Ghosheh Street, has witnessed minor cracks due to drilling at a nearby construction site; therefore, lighter traffic towards the airport was diverted to it.

“Our measure on Thursday to close the lane from the airport road leading towards Abdullah Ghosheh Street and diverting the traffic was precautionary,” Kharabsheh said, noting that further analysis proved that the suggested route will ease traffic flow. 

Drilling at a construction site where a commercial complex is being built caused the crack, according to GAM, which sent an official letter to the owner of the site, including engineering reports regarding the method and duration needed to fix the crack.

Raed Haddadin, director of the building control department at GAM, said the construction site obtained all the required approvals, noting that road closures are around 150 metres long, with the damage estimated to extend for around 80 metres, according to a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times.

The official noted that GAM’s role concerning under-construction buildings is “regulatory”, while engineering reports and construction protection designs are the responsibility of the engineering firm overseeing the building project.