Compass – The Ministry of Public Works and Housing said, on Friday, that the roads within its jurisdiction, especially the external roads in various regions of the Kingdom, are passable, with the exception of the desert road between the Al-Hasa and Al-Abyad areas, which is trafficked with caution due to dust.

The ministry added, that no road within its jurisdiction was closed due to the prevailing weather conditions until 7 pm, indicating that the external roads are witnessing dust due to the speed of the active winds.

She explained that if the Public Security Directorate’s cadres close in the field, according to their assessment, the matter will be a temporary precaution, to ensure the safety of road pedestrians.

The ministry renewed its call to external road users due to the possibility of low horizontal visibility as a result of heavy rain and dust formation on roads in the Badia regions. Coinciding with the prevailing weather conditions in most regions of the Kingdom.

The ministry affirmed that it is ready to deal with all weather conditions and immediately address the observations received for emergency rooms, 24 hours a day.

She stressed that coordination is taking place on a permanent basis with the ministry’s partners to work on resolving and addressing all observations periodically to maintain the sustainability of services provided to citizens, in accordance with the government approach.

The Ministry appreciated the efforts of its cadres working in the field during the prevailing weather conditions, praising the partners’ efforts and cooperation with the Ministry to resolve and address any observation received immediately.

It is noteworthy that the ministry has been working since Thursday morning within the medium emergency plan and receives observations and communications through direct communication with the main operations room in the ministry and operating rooms in the governorates, or through the application of the works notification system on smart phones or through its operations rooms on the following numbers:

Operations room liaison officer (WhatsApp) (0780377223).

Ministry emergency main operating room (065850111).

Al-Karak Directorate Works Operations Room (0780377231).

Operations room of Jerash Governorate Works Directorate (0780377187).

Operations room of the Madaba Works Directorate (0780377366).

Operations room of the Directorate of Works of Ma’an Governorate (0780377338).

Operations room of the Directorate of Works of Mafraq Governorate (0780377389).

Operations room of the Directorate of Works of Al-Balqa Governorate (0780377413).

Operations room of the Directorate of Works of Tafila Governorate (0780377435).

Operations room of the Ajloun Governorate Works Directorate (0780377324).

Operations room of the Directorate of Works of Zarqa Governorate (0780377125).

Operations room of the Aqaba Governorate Works Directorate (0780377351).

Operations room of the Irbid Governorate Works Directorate (0780377273).

Operations room of the Ramtha Brigade Works Directorate (0780377394).

Operations room of the Capital Governorate Works Directorate (0780377291).

Operations room of the Directorate of Works of Petra Province (0780377012).