Egypt roads expansion programme planned

Plans have been announced for the third phase of Egypt’s road expansion programme. This is expected to be carried out in the 2017-2018 period and is intended to add a further 7,000km to the country’s road network. The second phase of the road expansion programme is now being completed. The programme has been organised jointly by the Ministry of Transportation and the Armed Forces Engineering Authority and the Housing Ministry. Local firms have carried out around 30% of the work, with large companies having
March 15, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
Egypt’s infrastructure investment stretches from the sands of the Sahara to the suburban city centres
Plans have been announced for the third phase of Egypt’s road expansion programme. This is expected to be carried out in the 2017-2018 period and is intended to add a further 7,000km to the country’s road network. The second phase of the road expansion programme is now being completed. The programme has been organised jointly by the Ministry of Transportation and the Armed Forces Engineering Authority and the Housing Ministry. Local firms have carried out around 30% of the work, with large companies having carried out the majority of the contracts.

Egypt is in the midst of a major road expansion and development programme, with pressures coming from fast growing population and vehicle numbers. The country recently rebuilt the highway connecting capital Cairo with Alexandria, its major port on the Mediterranean in a bid to cut congestion and crashes. Further large infrastructure projects are underway such as the new road tunnel providing a new link to Ismailia and that runs under the Suez Canal, which is itself being widened.
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