January 2001 CDG (the Community Development Group Engineering and Management Associates), in association with the American architectural firm Gensler, completed the Aqaba design guidelines and designs for the updated master plan for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ). The Consolidated Consultants for Engineering and Environment, EnviroConsult Office, and the American architectural firm Wilbur Smith Associates participated in the service design of the project. The master plan, which covers the 380 square kilometer area located within the borders of ASEZ and extends 27 kilometers along the Red Sea cost, provides planning regulations and design guidelines that aim at creating and preserving an architectural and urban vision for Aqaba over the upcoming 20 years. The plan revises land use policies in the ASEZ area and provides for the development of infrastructure services, including the upgrading and further development of the Aqaba port and airport. ASEZ will officially come into being as of February 1, 2001. SIGMA Consulting Engineers, in association with the French firm THIS, completed the preparation of analytical studies and the land use plan for the area located on both sides of the Taybeh - Wadi Musa Road in southern Jordan. The 6.4 square kilometer Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities project aims at preserving the architectural and natural character and views of the area surrounding the Taybeh - Wadi Musa Road. The next phase of the project, which also will be carried out by SIGMA Consulting Engineers, includes preparing a master plan for the area as well as developing building and landscape regulations that aims at protecting the area's natural character while allowing for its development.