21 December 2007 (Azzaman)

The Ministry of Works and Municipalities has allocated five billion Iraqi dinars ($4 million) for the construction of five flyovers in Amara, the capital of the southern Province of Missan.

“The project is part of the 2008 budget earmarked for the reconstruction of the province,” said Governor Mohammed Saleh.

Work on the flyovers will start early 2008 and is expected to be completed in 18 months, the governor said.

The flyovers are being constructed to ease traffic jams in Amara where the number of vehicles has doubled since the 2003 U.S. invasion.

There are now more than 50,000 vehicles in Amara compared with 25,000 prior to 2003. Iraq Updates

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