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Project delays are an incessant dilemma haunting the construction industry worldwide and Jordan is of no exception especially with their public road/highway construction projects. This is not healthy as proper delivery of these infrastructures are vital for the citizens and country’s development. This paper presents part of an-going research at developing a framework for delay mitigation in Jordan’s public road/highway construction projects. The project at focus were public road/highway projects valued up to JD 210,000.00. Qualitative technique in form of interviews was conducted on 27 Jordanian industry professionals with a minimum of 10 years’ relevant experiences. They were asked to assess the significant reason for delay in Jordanian public road/highway construction projects. Data analysis was conducted using Nvivo software resulting to the identification of 54 factors which were divided into 14 categories. Findings established Scheduling Related factors as the most significant reasons of delay followed by Change Related factors. On the other hand, three (3) categories were the least significant namely Financial Related factors, Decision Related factors, and Motivation Related factors. Findings from this study could assist Jordan practitioners to better understand the potential delay contributors in similar future projects and hence, strategize effective mitigation and control plans.
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To Cite this Article: Alhawatmeh, O. S., Riazi, S. R. M., & Shafiei, M. W. M. (2023). Factors Causing Delay in Jordan Public Road/Highway Projects. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 13(1), 209–223.
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