Skip to main content

Egypt’s new concrete highway connecting Cairo with Sues

CEMEX has played a key role in a highway construction job in Egypt. The company has supplied 130,000m3 of concrete that has been used for the construction of the new Cairo–Suez highway project. The project is of note as this is Egypt’s first concrete highway and if it proves successful, more are likely to be built using this construction method. The 35km road is of major importance to Egypt also as it connects the capital, Cairo, with the seaport city of Suez, two of the nation’s most important economic cen
July 15, 2016 Read time: 1 min


Related Content

  • New Chinese highway planned
    February 22, 2023
    The tender for a new Chinese highway is planned.
  • Key Kosovo connection for construction
    December 20, 2017
    A loan worth €71 million will help pay for a 30km highway project in Kosovo. .
  • Connected vehicle debate due
    July 23, 2012
    The US Department of Transportation (US DoT) is hosting a free public meeting and webinar, from 25-27 September, 2012, to provide an update on its research and promote a lively discussion on the Connected Vehicle Safety, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure, and Testing programmes. There will also be a special session discussing lessons learned in deploying ITS technology in the United States. The meeting is being organised by the ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO), which is part of the Research and Innovative Technol
  • New Russian highway planned
    June 1, 2021
    A major new Russian highway project is being planned.