171117_SECAP of Greater Irbid Municipality_SET_rev2

Traffic Links Design (West Irbid Mall)
Background
Traffic congestion is among the main issues the city of Irbid is facing, where the main
commercial centres, offices and other public facilities are located and the use of
vehicles is growing. Thus, it is necessary to design traffic links, within this range, in
order to achieve a sustainable and environmentally friendly transport system. The
link in west Irbid mall supports 36,000 cars on a daily basis and is characterized by
congestion and traffic delays.
Description of the action
This project focuses on identifying the most congested regions and finding solutions
of a sustainable and environmentally friendly transport system through the following
measures:
1. Designing traffic links;
2. Have community coordination meetings for promoting the implementation of
the project with the support of the Citizen Advisory Committee;
3. Set the plan and start implementation;
4. Include advertising banners in the respective sites along with the project
implementation stages, to show the importance of the project for the community
life. This will be considered as awareness raising action on the sustainable
transport challenges through enhancing the participation of local community.
General objectives
The project aims at designing traffic links in specific congested regions in order to:
- Mitigate the increase of CO2 emissions resulting from traffic congestion;
- Activate the role of local community’s participation for being a partner in setting
the sustainable and environmentally friendly future vision;
- Maintain a clean and healthy environment within these regions;
- Reduce the stress of drivers and pedestrians;
- Improve the commercial sector.
Mitigation
MWh/a t CO2/a
41,968 10,813
Contribution for
6%
Cost of Implementation
1,800,000 JOD
Involvement
of Stake
Holders
Staff
Capacity
LA
External
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L M H
Years of Implementation
Key performance Indicator
Implementation of the project
Measurement Units
The number of car using the
new link
Area of intervention
Improvement of logistics and
urban freight transport
Policy Instrument
Transport / mobility planning
regulation
Origin of action
LA
Priority of action
67