60 per cent of BRT Sahafa Tunnel overpass completed — GAM

AMMAN — Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Mayor Yousef Shawarbeh on Friday said that 60 per cent of the Sahafa (press) Tunnel overpass of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) construction has been accomplished, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He added that the achievement ratio is high and it is going according to the plan, expecting construction work in the area to be completed by next September.

Shawarbeh also checked on work progress of construction at the Sports City Intersection, expected to start in mid 2018. Amman Traffic Department Director Col. Bassem Kharabsheh said that a traffic plan is currently being prepared to mitigate road congestion once construction begins at the site.