$2bln construction projects ongoing in Jordan

AMMAN — The government has recognised the construction, engineering and housing sector as an independent sector, Public Works Minister Sami Halaseh said on Monday.

The decision comes within the government’s integrated framework of economic and social policies plan for 2025 to develop executive plans for the advancement of this sector, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

During the inauguration of the first conference on modern building techniques organised by the ministry in cooperation with the Arab Contractors Union, Halaseh said that the government adopted a plan in May to trigger economic growth for the years 2018-2022.

Halaseh said that the ministry has completed the execution of several projects worth JD188 million, and new projects are implemented worth JD1.5 billion, including the new Amman Customs with a value of JD96 million, justice department buildings valued at JD16 million and a housing project containing 400 housing units in the first phase worth JD16 million. In addition to projects that include education and health centres.