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In the Islamic Countries
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As such, for PPP transport projects, there is a legal requirement to appraisal of transport
projects. More on the PPP Unit is presented below in the governance section.
6.3 Governance
The structure of Jordan’s transport industry consists of the following sectors, corresponding to
the main transport modes, in which both public and private entities operate:
 Road transport
 Rail transport
 Civil aviation
 Maritime transport
As presented in the LTNTS, within each transport mode or sector, the following categories are
active:
 Authorities planning and managing the infrastructure, the services, maintenance etc.
 Regulatory authorities or bodies
 Infrastructure development companies
 Infrastructure maintenance and operation bodies (public entities and private companies)
 Private passenger transport operators (applicable only to road transport)
 Public passenger transport operators (applicable to road, rail, maritime and air transport)
 Freight transport operators (forwarders, carriers, hauliers, trucking companies)
 Service providers (where applicable)
 Representatives of the economic system
Each mode is managed and operated by a number of institutions and constituent bodies.
Particularly, for most modes there are different institutions responsible for:
 Planning of infrastructure, infrastructure development, maintenance and operation;
 Regulatory functions of the sector;
 Operators of vehicles and providers of services.
An overviewof key players in infrastructure planning, infrastructure development, maintenance
and operations in the transport sector is presented i
Table 6.2: Relevant organisations89
Mode Scope Organisations
Road transport  Planning authority,
infrastructure
development,
infrastructure
maintenance and
operation
 Ministry of Public Works and Housing
 Greater Amman Municipality (GAM)
Rail transport  Planning authority  Ministry of Transport
89 In planning and infrastructure development, maintenance and operations