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PRJ-2026-013At risk4ExecutionConstructionIn progressDelivered by:Ministry of Transport

Damascus–Daraa Highway (Southern M5) — Lighting & Smart Signals

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Solar lighting for the highway between As-Sanamayn and Daraa: 1,200 lighting poles and traffic cameras, smart signals at the junctions and a traffic control room in Daraa.

Project managerEng. Maher Al-HamawiProject sponsorSalma Al-ZaimProgrammeNational Connectivity & Support Services Programme
Early warning: ⁦58%⁩ chance of slipping within ⁦45⁩ days

Budget (BAC)

SYP 1.9B

Actual cost

SYP 1.6B

⁦84%⁩ of budget

Progress

⁦79%⁩Awaiting acceptance ⁦9%⁩

Estimate at completion

SYP 2B

+SYP 118.1M

SPI · CPI

0.88Schedule performance index · 0.880.94Cost performance index · 0.94

Forecast finish

⁦2026-12-15⁩

45 days behind baseline

ExecutionStage ⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Next gate:Closure11 September 2026

  1. Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
  2. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate18 December 2024Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
  3. Gate into «Planning»DecisionGoDate16 February 2025Planning · CompletePlanning · Complete
  4. Gate into «Execution»DecisionConditional goDate27 May 2025Execution · Current stageExecution · Current stage
  5. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate11 September 2026Closure · Not startedClosure · Not started

Project lifecycle and its gates

Current phase: Execution. Pick a gate on the track to review it.

  1. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate18 December 2024All criteria and required documents met.Pre-startComplete
  2. Gate into «Planning»DecisionGoDate16 February 2025All criteria and required documents met.InitiationComplete
  3. Gate into «Execution»DecisionConditional goDate27 May 2025Mandatory criteria met, with points to close during the next phase.PlanningComplete
  4. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate11 September 2026ExecutionCurrent stageCurrent stage
  5. 5ClosureNot started

What each stage requires

The documents and approvals each gate asks for before the next stage.

G4Next gateProject Management Office

Closure gate — deliverables accepted and handed over

4Execution5ClosurePlanned for ⁦2026-09-11⁩47 days overdue2026-09-11
76/100

Gate readiness

Meets the pass mark

Automated control: no move until the criteria are met

  • ⁦1⁩ mandatory checklist item open
  • ⁦2⁩ required documents not approved

Checklist

⁦4⁩ of ⁦7⁩ done

  • Deliverable completion certificates approved for every deliverableMandatory
  • Acceptance tests and handover to operations completeMandatory
  • Open commitments listed with a plan to close themMandatory
  • Deliverable-linked payments settledMandatory
  • Pilot run with no critical or high findingsMandatory
  • Users trained
  • Launch rollback plan

Required documents

⁦2⁩ of ⁦4⁩ approved

  • Deliverable completion certificatesSubmitted — awaiting acceptance · V1
  • Project closure & handover formApproved · V1
  • Lessons-learned logNot submitted
  • Benefits measurement planApproved · V1

Criteria and score

Go from ⁦75⁩, conditional from ⁦60⁩; a mandatory criterion is met from ⁦70⁩.

  • Deliverables acceptedweight ⁦35⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • Quality & securityweight ⁦25⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • Operations & handover readinessweight ⁦25⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • User & training readinessweight ⁦15⁩%

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

Approvers

Project Management Office

  • Dr. Reem Al-QabbaniPMO directorVote pending
  • Eng. Wassim Al-AzmProject ownerVote pending
  • Salma Al-ZaimProject sponsorVote pending

Gate decision

The decision and its rationale go into the gate log and to the team.

What is the decision based on? It stays in the log.0 / 600

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