GAM closes Queen Rania Rd. lanes for Amman Rapid Bus Transit system construction


23-06-2010 12:00 AM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Banan Malkawi - Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) will begin on Friday construction work for the Amman Rapid Bus Transit (RBT) System on two parts of Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street in the Kingdom’s first rapid transportation system, which is expected to be fully operational by 2012.

GAM announced that it will close one lane on each side of the main road and allow traffic to use the remaining two lanes in each direction, in addition to reducing speed to 50 km/h in both directions in two sections of Queen Rania Al Abdullah street; from Yajouz Intersection near Sweileh to the University of Jordan Mosque intersection, and in the area between the University of Jordan Hospital Bridge and the Sahafa Tunnel.

GAM is asking drivers to take precautions and abide by traffic signs when passing by construction areas, and using the designated detours to maintain traffic flow.

The Amman BRT system is the first rapid transit system in the Kingdom which will operate high-capacity buses running on segregated lanes between the two street directions and will have a capacity to transport nearly 7,000 passengers per hour in each direction, GAM said.

The BRT system will cover approximately 30 kilometers covered by three BRT lines, the first connecting Al Mahatta with Suweileh through Sports City, the second connecting Sports City with Ras Al Ain in the downtown Amman area, and the third linking the Muqablain (Customs Square) in southern Amman with the Mahatta district.




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