Discussion of Road Repair and Maintenance in Hajjah Governorate
Hajjah Governor Hilal Al-Sufi and the Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works for the Roads Sector and Head of the Roads Maintenance Fund, Engineer Nabil Al-Haifi, discussed today the aspects related to the maintenance and rehabilitation of several roads in the governorate.
The meeting, which included the General Supervisor of the Central Emergency Development Interventions Unit, Ammar Al-Harib, the Executive Director of the Unit, Engineer Shihab Al-Shami, and the President of Hajjah University, Dr. Taha Al-Hamzi, reviewed road projects in the governorate’s districts that are in dire need of maintenance and rehabilitation, as well as the difficulties citizens face in transportation.
The meeting, which was also attended by the Directors of Supervision and Quality Control at the Roads Maintenance Fund, Engineer Bashir Al-Sani, the Director of Hajjah Governorate Roads Maintenance, Engineer Taha Al-Matari, the Director of the Governorate Center, Issam Al-Wazzan, and the Advisor to the Head of the Roads Maintenance Fund, Engineer Shawqi Al-Qaili, emphasized the need to implement the Fund’s observations regarding the Ma’mash Road, which connects Al-Mahabisha and Abs Districts. He also emphasized the importance of designating suitable locations for culvert exits with a marked line to ensure road preservation and implementing appropriate measures to reduce the speed of water tankers, thus preventing water leakage and damage to the road.
During the meeting, an agreement was reached on joint funding between the local authority and the Road Maintenance Fund for several projects, following the completion of studies and designs.
The meeting approved the development of expansion studies for the entrance to Hajjah city and the paving and maintenance of the two drainage lines, with the local authority contributing 40%.
The meeting also addressed several roads requiring maintenance and the possibility of prioritizing them in future phases. These include the Hajjah-Mabin-Shahl-Mahabishah road, the Kuhlan-Afar-Maghribah-Jamimah road, the Hajjah-Sharqi-Maswar-Sana’a road, the Mustaba-Kashar-Al-Abisah road, the Abs-Aslam-Khairan-Al-Muharraq-Aflah-Yaman road, the Khamis-Ka’idnah-Qifl-Shamar road, the Abs-Al-Saqf-Al-Jar road, and the Najrah-Jabal-Ayan road.
Following this, the Governor of Hajjah honored the leadership and engineers of the Road Maintenance Fund in recognition of their efforts in supporting road network maintenance and repair projects in the governorate during the past period. Governor Al-Sufi considered the roads sector one of the most important service sectors linked to people’s daily lives and the development process. He noted that the recognition was the least that could be given in appreciation of the efforts of the Road Maintenance Fund’s leadership and engineers in developing the road network in the governorate and improving services.
He pointed to the coordination between the local authority and the Road Maintenance Fund, the level of responsiveness to the governorate’s needs, and the commitment to implementing projects according to technical standards and with high quality.
For his part, the head of the Road Maintenance Fund, Engineer Nabil Al-Haifi, expressed his appreciation for this recognition, emphasizing the commitment of the Ministry and Fund leadership to implementing vital projects that serve the governorate and to working on improving the road network.
Furthermore, Al-Sufi, Al-Harib, Al-Haifi, and Dr. Al-Hamzi inspected a number of roads in the governorate’s capital that require maintenance.
They also reviewed the progress of the examination process at the Faculty of Medicine at Hajjah University and the university’s need for a solar energy system from the Central Emergency Development Interventions Unit at the Ministry of Local and Rural Development.
