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Chinese Government provides RMB 210 million grant for Salt-Ardha Road Expansion and Rehabilitation Project

¥210M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Jordanian Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Country	Jordan
Start Date	Oct 11, 2017
End Date	Jul 26, 2030
Duration	4,671 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`64532`

Grant Description

On October 11, 2017, the Chinese Government and the Government of Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), allocating a grant $31.5 million for the Salt-Ardha Road Expansion and Rehabilitation Project.

Then, on October, 23, 2017, during the seventh meeting of the China-Jordan Economic and Trade Committee, representatives from China's Ministry of Commerce and Jordan's Ministry of Public Works and Housing signed an accord regarding the Salt-Ardha Road Expansion and Rehabilitation Project.

The accord (约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目自建模式会谈纪要) stipulated that Jordan would take a leading role in constructing and renovating a 12.5 km long arterial road with a width of 18.8 meters from Al Ardha intersection to the Al-Subaihi intersection within the town of Al Salt (السلط) in Jordan's Balqa Governorate.

This road is an artery of Jordan's Highway 30 (30 طريق‎). The project aims to increase the transportation capacity of Highway 30 around Al Salt City in Balqa Governorate. Additionally, the project intends to deepen China-Jordan relations in the Belt and Road Initiative context.

Then, on September 30, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Jordan signed an exchange of letters, which earmarked RMB 210,000,000 (or approximately $31.5 million) for the project.

On September 3, 2019, a Deputy Director of the Economic Cooperation Bureau in China’s Ministry of Commerce, Zheng Hucheng, and Jordan's Minister of Public Works and Housing, Farah Omsh, signed a project implementation agreement to initiate the project.

Then, on or about May 26, 2022, Jordan's Minister of Public Works and Housing signed another implementation agreement with China First Highway's Regional Director for the Middle East, indicating China First Highway Engineering Company (CFHEC) is likely a contractor responsible for project implementation.

The project was expected to take 18 months to complete. On October 20, 2022, a foundation laying ceremony took place, marking the beginning of project construction.

📋 Staff Comments

1. This project is also known as the Expansion and Rehabilitation of Al-Ardha-Salt Road Project. The Chinese project title is 约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目.

📚 Sources & References

中国助力升级约旦公路运输“动脉”
援约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目实施协议顺利签署
中国援约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目举行立项换文签署仪式
Jordan
China sign grant to bolster border security
Foreign Assistance C ommitted to Jordan during ( 1 January - 30 September 2018 )
中国援约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目举行立项换文签署仪式
中国援约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目实施协议正式签署, إعادة تأهيل طريق السلط - العارضة بمنحة صينية, تنسيق أردني صيني لإعادة تأهيل طريق السلط العارضة, 0:02 / 1:23 31.5 مليون دولار منحة صينية لإعادة تأهيل وتوسعة طريق السلط – العارضة - (30-9-2018)
中约经贸联委会第七次会议在约旦首都安曼召开
MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Foreign Assistance Committed to Jordan during (1 January- 30 September 2018)
A Chinese grant to build Al-Ardah Road in 'Blowing the Wind' due to the delay of works in the bidding process
援约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目实施协议顺利签署
驻约旦大使陈传东出席中国援助约旦萨尔特公路升级改造项目奠基仪式
Ambassador Chen Chuandong Attents Foundation Laying Ceremony of Reconstruction and Upgrading of Al-Salt/Al-Ardah Road
驻约旦大使陈传东出席援建萨尔特公路升级改造项目实施签约仪式
China-funded road project breaks ground in Jordan
Cornerstone laid for Salt-Ardeh road restoration project
Jordan
China Sign Agreement for Road Rehabilitation Project
驻约旦大使陈传东出席援约萨尔特公路升级改造项目主体工程完工仪式 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.