Starting Saturday, Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is dedicating a number of locations to outdoor vendors for free till Eid Al-Fitr; Souk Al-Abdali, nearby land of Amman’s Health Directorate in Jabal Al-Hussein (Khaled Bin Al-Walid Street), another two locations in Basman (Prince Rashed and Sa’id Bin Al-Msayyib Streets). City Deputy Director of Public Works, Eng. Mustafa Al Louzi said that this initiative came in line with Amman Mayor Omar Al-Maani directions so that outdoor vendors could have an opportunity before Eid to orderly sell away from any mess affecting shop owners, traffic, street walkers, and exploiting sidewalks illegally. GAM calls on outdoor vendors to head for the specified places which the Municipality has organized and set, starting Saturday morning. Al Louzi noted that GAM will only allow outdoor vendors to sell in the specified locations, adding that it will stress inspection campaigns to seize vendors scattered across the city. It is worth noting that these measures have been taken after looking into complaints of citizens and traders in regards to outdoor vendors and the traffic jam they are causing. These issues were discussed in the meeting held at Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) last Wednesday which was attended by Amman Mayor Omar Al-Maani, Governor of Amman Samir Mbaideen, and President of the ACC Riyad Saifi, Head of Amman’s Public Security, and Head of Central Amman Police.
