Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered on Sunday to finalize the development works of Greater Cairo's Ring Road by December 2021, a statement by the presidency said.
The president's directive came in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir, in which El-Sisi was briefed on the ongoing efforts to develop the Ring Road through its expansion and upgrading its efficiency.
In September, El-Wazir announced an EGP 8 billion development plan for the 106-kilometre Ring Road, which is the most important road in terms of traffic volume and density in the governorates that make up Greater Cairo, to expand it from eight lanes to 14, or from 37.2 meters to 60 meters in width.
On Sunday, El-Sisi reviewed the implementation of new traffic corridors that include all services to link urban communities on both sides of the Ring Road, the statement said.
In this context, the president directed to exploit the development of those corridors to raise the efficiency of the surrounding areas and increase their services within an integrated development framework.
In the meeting, El-Sisi was also briefed on the latest developments of Wadi Al-Natroun-Al-Alamein highway and its expansion to become eight lanes in each direction by providing a service road on both sides, in addition to the construction of turnaround bridges to secure its intersections.
The transport minister also presented during the meeting the implementation phases of the Automated Transport System (ATS) on axes and highways, whose first phase includes a total of seven roads with a length of 1,187 km.
In this regard, El-Sisi instructed the speedy completion of ATS' first phase and to commence on the implementation of its second phase, which includes 14 roads with a length of about 5,000 km, in order to put into practice, the highest standards of security and safety on roads and axes and to preserve the health and safety of citizens.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
