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Muthanna province in southern Iraq will soon move aheadwith a major logistics project expected to create more than 500 jobs and serveas an integrated platform for transport and freight services, the localInvestment Commission announced on Friday.Commission head Adel Dakhel told Shafaq News that the HanoStation project will be built on 200 dunams on both sides of the internationalhighway in Uruk district at an estimated cost of 100 billion Iraqi dinars(about $67.6M), adding that the initiative will provide an integratedenvironment for truck drivers, commercial vehicles, and travelers whilepositioning Al-Muthanna as a key hub in local and international supply chains.According to Dakhel, an Iraqi company will implement theproject using local labor, with the facility designed to the highest planningstandards to ensure efficiency, safety, and smooth traffic flow. It willinclude modern fuel stations, maintenance centers, and organized parking areasequipped with smart management systems, alongside inspection and weighingzones, cargo warehouses, and an international hotel. The hub will also housegovernment service centers, including traffic police, national security units,and an emergency ambulance unit.The station’s location at the intersection of the $17BDevelopment Road linking the Persian Gulf to Europe, the international highway,and the route leading to the Al-Jamima border crossing with Saudi Arabiapositions it as a central node for regulating and managing internationalfreight movement, he said, pointing out that the project will help boost thenational economy, attract investment, serving central and southern provinces aswell as
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