Luxembourg, 29/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of USD 32 million (EUR 26 million) to Jordan for the construction of the first phase of the Amman ring road. The project consists of the construction of the first phase of the planned Amman Ring Road, which is expected to have a total length of 116 km. The first phase concerns a 41 km section around Amman on its eastern side. It includes also the relocation near the new road of the Amman Customs Depot and the infrastructure and utility services for an inland port, so as to handle the large flows of road freight traffic on the national and international links. The project is co-financed by EIB, World Bank and the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development.