Committee recommends detailed studies for new city project in Jordan

Committee recommends detailed studies for new city project in Jordan

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation Nasser Shraideh on Tuesday said that the ministerial Economic Growth and Prosperity Committee has examined the new city project referred to by the Cabinet in October.

The committee recommended conducting detailed studies for the project, which is expected to provide 90,000 to 100,000 direct and indirect job opportunities during the construction period, which extends to 2033, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported him as saying.

Concluding studies, it is expected to start implementing the project in 2025, whose first phase will be completed in 2033 while the rest of its phases will be completed in 2050, he said.

In a meeting held with Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) and Dar Al Handasah Consultants for Engineering Design, which conducted preliminary feasibility studies for the project, in the presence of private sector representatives, participants affirmed that the city will not become an alternative capital.

The project was introduced in 2017, but was rendered a lower priority due to a number of factors, including the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The construction site has been examined economically and demographically to ensure linking it to other vital projects of the Kingdom.

He added that the