Al-Sharq al-Awsat: An international highway between Amman, Jerusalem

The London Based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said Saturday that Jordan has started the construction of an international highway between the Jordanian capital Amman and Jerusalem, noting that the Jordanian ministry of public works recently announced a bid for constructing and asphalt the first phase of the road as part of Amman- Jerusalem road which is known as Amman- Dead Sea road.

The paper quoted well- informed sources in Amman as saying that enlarging the road comes in the course of a political project to construct an international highway between Amman and Jerusalem, while the Jordanian ministry of public works said that the road was designed just for local purposes aiming at enhancing the infrastructure in the touristic areas.