AMMAN: The Transport Minister Lina Shbeeb stated that her ministry has a vision of establishing railway linkages nationwide at an estimated cost of 2 billion dinars.
Shbeeb said the project comprises a group of packages, the first related to linkage between Aqaba and Ma’an governorates with the land port in Ma’an, the second linking Amman and Ma’an with the port in the capital Amman and the third package between Amman and Mafraq while the port will be in Mafraq.
She added that there will be no competition among the land ports due to their different sizes and functions, stressing the importance of cooperation with the private sector to make this project a success.
Shbeeb noted that her ministry has a plan to establish a specialized academy for training and rehabilitating transport personnel, adding that transport ministry is due to ink an agreement with International Association of Public Transport to establish training centers accredited by the ministry of transport. On Jordan-Iraq transport challenges, Shbeeb said a delegation from the transport ministry along with representatives from private sector is scheduled to visit Iraq next week to discuss challenges facing land and air transport between the two countries.
