Madaba: Minister of Public Works and Housing Maher Abu Saman chaired a meeting focused on addressing damage to agricultural roads in Madaba Governorate caused by recent weather depressions. The meeting saw participation from Member of Parliament Samer Azaideh, Secretary-General of the Jordan Valley Authority Hisham Haisa, and Acting Secretary-General for Technical Affairs Wasim Adwan.
According to Jordan News Agency, Abu Saman has directed the creation of a joint technical committee including experts from the Ministry and the Jordan Valley Authority. This committee is tasked with assessing the damage, preparing technical studies, developing cost estimates, and proposing permanent solutions for the affected roads. They will conduct field inspections in areas such as Ayoun Musa, Ayoun al-Dheeb, Zarqa Ma'in, al-Jamaliyah, and al-Hamra al-Janoubiya to determine the highest-priority sites for intervention.
The Minister also instructed the Roads Department and the Madaba Public Works Directorate to provide immediate technical support to temporarily reopen roads, ensuring farmers can access their lands until permanent rehabilitation is implemented. The committee's findings will be submitted to the Prime Ministry for Cabinet approval in line with the Roads Law.
MP Azaideh emphasized the strategic importance of these roads for the governorate's agricultural sector and noted the necessity to resolve overlapping jurisdictions that previously delayed maintenance efforts. He commended the Ministry of Public Works for its engineering expertise in supporting the Jordan Valley Authority.
Haisa highlighted that relying on the Ministry's technical expertise would accelerate rehabilitation efforts and address shortages in operational staff and budgets. He mentioned that the Authority plans to secure materials and machinery to urgently restore several sites, as it currently lacks the personnel and technical capacity to independently identify needs and supervise works.