Improving Transport Project Appraisals
In the Islamic Countries
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Mode Scope Organisations
 Infrastructure
development
 Ministry of Transport
 Infrastructure
maintenance and
operations
 Jordan Hejaz Railway and Aqaba
Railway corporation
Civil aviation  Planning authority  Ministry of Transport
 Infrastructure
development
 Ministry of Transport – Project
Management Unit QAIA
 Airport International Group
 Infrastructure
maintenance and
operations
 Jordan Airports’ Company
 Aqaba Airports’ Company
 Airport International Group
Maritime
transport
 Planning authority  Ministry of Transport
 Aqaba Special Economic Zone
Authority
 Infrastructure
development
 Aqaba Development Corporation
 Infrastructure
maintenance and
operations
 Aqaba Ports Corporation
 Aqaba Container Terminal
All modes  Infrastructure
development companies
 Contractors association
Source: Jordan Long Term National Transport Strategy and Action Plan
The coverage of transport modes by the ministries is as follows:
 MoT is responsible for Rail Transport, Civil Aviation and Maritime Transport
 MoPWH is responsible for road transport, however not for public transport operation and
freight transport
A range of additional ministries are involved in the process, such as the Ministry of Planning and
International Cooperation (MoPIC), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Trade and
Industry.
Besides the above-mentioned organisations, which are responsible for planning, and
infrastructure development, maintenance and operations, the regulatory commissions are
responsible for implementation of strategies and policies and for operation of the respective
systems. For example, the Land Transport Regulatory Commission (LTRC) is responsible for
implementation of strategies and policies in Public Transport on Roads and for Freight
Transport on Roads. This is illustrated in the case study on the Amman-Zarqa BRT, which is
presented below. The private sector concentrates on operations of vehicles and provision of
services.