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Shafaq News- Al-Anbar
Iraq’s Trebil border crossing with Jordan is witnessing
growing commercial activity with around 1,000 trucks passing through the
crossing each day, Rutba district commissioner Imad al-Rishawi told Shafaq News
on Thursday.
The crossing receives trucks carrying a wide range of goods,
including petroleum products, construction materials, sulfur, consumer goods,
and items distributed through Iraq’s public food ration program.
“The growing traffic requires expanding storage and parking
areas and upgrading the crossing’s infrastructure,” Al-Rishawi said, noting
that ongoing rehabilitation work includes developing several operational yards
and installing surveillance cameras and sonar systems to strengthen security
and organization inside the facility.
According to al-Rishawi, the current level of trade activity
also requires additional development and service projects within the border
crossing. “Authorities are moving forward with maintenance and rehabilitation
work on the remaining transport platforms and facilities,” he stated, saying
there are plans to prepare four platforms for operation during the next phase
to ease truck movement and reduce congestion.
The Trebil border crossing, located in western Al-Anbar
province near the town of Rutba, is the only land crossing linking Iraq and
Jordan and serves as a major trade and travel route between the two countries. According
to experts interviewed by Shafaq News earlier, Trebil accounts for about 45% of
Iraq’s total imports, with goods valued at more than $4 billion entering
through the crossing in 2024, far surpassing volumes handled by other ports.