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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reviewed progress on a collection of strategic port and transport tasks on Sunday, directing officers to finish them on schedule and consistent with the very best high quality requirements, as Egypt seeks to strengthen its place as a regional commerce and logistics hub.<\/p>\n

Throughout a gathering with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Growth and Minister of Business and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir, and senior officers, Al-Sisi obtained updates on the growth of Safaga, Damietta, Alexandria, and Sokhna ports, which kind a key pillar of the nation\u2019s technique to boost commerce connectivity and logistics providers.<\/p>\n

The president harassed the significance of creating logistics infrastructure and integrating maritime, rail, and highway transport networks to facilitate commerce and deepen financial integration, notably with Arab and African nations.<\/p>\n

The assembly additionally reviewed progress on Egypt\u2019s high-speed electrical railway community, the East and West Nile monorail tasks, and the Bus Fast Transit (BRT) system on Cairo\u2019s Ring Highway.<\/p>\n

Al-Wazir mentioned trial operations on the primary line of the high-speed rail community, linking Ain Sokhna, New Alamein, and Marsa Matrouh, are scheduled to start in September 2026 and proceed for six months.<\/p>\n

He added that the community\u2019s second and third traces will strengthen hyperlinks between newly reclaimed agricultural areas, industrial and consumption centres, and export ports, whereas additionally supporting tourism, enhancing inhabitants distribution, and creating new improvement corridors.<\/p>\n

Al-Wazir mentioned the East Nile Monorail is predicted to considerably cut back journey occasions between Larger Cairo, New Cairo, and the New Administrative Capital as soon as it enters service.<\/p>\n

He added that the West Nile Monorail, extending 43.8 kilometres from sixth of October Metropolis to Wadi El-Nil Station in Mohandessin with 13 stations, is scheduled to start operations in 2027.<\/p>\n

The minister additionally mentioned the second part of the BRT venture on Cairo\u2019s Ring Highway is prepared for operation and can serve a few of the capital\u2019s most densely populated districts.<\/p>\n

Al-Sisi harassed the significance of accelerating the completion of environmentally sustainable mass transit tasks, describing them as important to supporting Egypt\u2019s city, industrial, and tourism improvement.<\/p>\n

The assembly additionally reviewed plans to rehabilitate main roads and bridges, together with the Western Desert Highway linking Giza and Abu Simbel, the growth of the Aswan-Berenice Freeway connecting Higher Egypt with the Crimson Coastline, and upkeep work on Cairo\u2019s sixth of October Bridge geared toward easing congestion and upgrading deteriorating highway surfaces and growth joints.<\/p>\n

In line with the presidency, Al-Sisi instructed officers to make sure that all transport tasks are accomplished inside their deliberate timelines whereas sustaining the very best building, operational, and security requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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