Amman, Oct. 19 (Petra) -- Ministers on Monday discussed plans to develop transport links to Queen Alia International Airport and improve traffic between Amman and the governorates, where routes face growing congestion.

During a meeting at the Transport Ministry, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration Walid Masri, Transport and Labor Minister Nidal Qatamin, and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Minister Muhammad Al-Khalayleh reviewed ways to link the airport with Amman through Mahatta station and onward to Amman Civil Airport.

They also looked into transport options for the main routes into the capital, and links to the New Amra city.

The ministers stressed the park-and-ride concept, a transport strategy that relocates mass parking areas from central urban locations to peripheral zones, where commuters leave their private vehicles and continue trips by public transport.

This will encourage public transport use, reduce the number of vehicles entering congested areas and ease traffic pressure, they said.

The ministers also explored investing Awqaf Ministry land near the airport in projects that support the transport system, which will boost integration between urban planning and infrastructure projects, including connectivity with the New Amra city.

They urged the need to come up with feasible, integrated plans and closer coordination among relevant bodies towards a more developed transport system.

//Petra// NQ