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CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi on Wednesday opened a suspension bridge over the Nile touted as the world’s widest, one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs.
May 15, 2019 - Egypt’s Sisi opens huge suspension bridge over the Nile
Egypt’s Sisi opens huge suspension bridge over the Nile
River buses park in front the new suspension bridge crossing the River Nile and named the ‘Long Live Egypt’ Bridge, part of Rawd Al Faraj Axis project, near Cairo’s Warraq Island, Egypt, on Wednesday.
The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo, is a key link in a highway stretching from the Red Sea in the east to Egypt’s north-western Mediterranean coast, and is meant to help reduce congestion in the capital.
Traffic ground to a halt in parts of central Cairo on Wednesday morning as Sisi travelled to open the bridge with ministers and military generals.
At its widest, the bridge has six traffic lanes in each direction and measures 67.3 metres across. A regional director for the Guinness Book of World Records present at the opening said that makes it the world’s widest suspension bridge.
Around 1 million cubic metres of concrete as well as 1,400km of steel wire for 160 suspension cables were used in its construction, according to a presentation given at the formal opening.
The bridge crosses the Nile’s Warraq Island, which has an estimated 100,000 residents, some of whom have protested against planned demolitions on the island and plans to develop it into a “modern residential community”.
On an inspection visit to the suspension bridge last month, Sisi denied reports the island could be sold to investors and said the state could not forcefully evict residents.
Other prestige projects launched under Sisi include an expansion of the Suez Canal, completed in 2015, and the building of a new capital in the desert east of Cairo that is currently under construction.
Egypt inaugurates world's widest suspension bridge
Egypt inaugurates world's widest suspension bridge - Global Times
Vehicles are seen on Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, on May 15, 2019. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported.
"Egypt is seeking to carry out public projects in the shortest possible time to save money and effort," al-Sisi said in his address at the inauguration ceremony.
The construction of the bridge was implemented by the Armed Forces Engineering Authority (AFEA) in cooperation with a number of national companies.
"The basic cost of this project reached 170 billion Egyptian pounds (9.94 billion U.S. dollars)," said Ihab Alphar, chairman of the AFEA.
However, if this project was to be implemented at the present time, it would cost about 23 billion dollars given the variation in the value of the Egyptian pound, he added.
"The bridge that links areas in northern and eastern Cairo with western Cairo is meant to streamline traffic and reduce commuting time," the AFEA chairman noted.
Divided into five parts, the Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge is 16.7 km long with some 4,000 engineers, technicians, and workers participating in its construction.
Mohamed Mohsen Salah, board chairman of Arab Contractors Company, said the mega projects in Egypt over the past five years have helped secure millions of jobs and lay out a new development map for the country.
The axis bridge, which passes over the Nile River, enters Guinness World Records for being the widest flyover in the world at a width of 64.7 meters, said Talal Omar, regional director for the Guinness World Records in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
Vehicles are seen on Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, on May 15, 2019. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
Vehicles are seen on Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, on May 15, 2019. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
May 15, 2019 - Egypt’s Sisi opens huge suspension bridge over the Nile
Egypt’s Sisi opens huge suspension bridge over the Nile
River buses park in front the new suspension bridge crossing the River Nile and named the ‘Long Live Egypt’ Bridge, part of Rawd Al Faraj Axis project, near Cairo’s Warraq Island, Egypt, on Wednesday.
The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo, is a key link in a highway stretching from the Red Sea in the east to Egypt’s north-western Mediterranean coast, and is meant to help reduce congestion in the capital.
Traffic ground to a halt in parts of central Cairo on Wednesday morning as Sisi travelled to open the bridge with ministers and military generals.
At its widest, the bridge has six traffic lanes in each direction and measures 67.3 metres across. A regional director for the Guinness Book of World Records present at the opening said that makes it the world’s widest suspension bridge.
Around 1 million cubic metres of concrete as well as 1,400km of steel wire for 160 suspension cables were used in its construction, according to a presentation given at the formal opening.
The bridge crosses the Nile’s Warraq Island, which has an estimated 100,000 residents, some of whom have protested against planned demolitions on the island and plans to develop it into a “modern residential community”.
On an inspection visit to the suspension bridge last month, Sisi denied reports the island could be sold to investors and said the state could not forcefully evict residents.
Other prestige projects launched under Sisi include an expansion of the Suez Canal, completed in 2015, and the building of a new capital in the desert east of Cairo that is currently under construction.
Egypt inaugurates world's widest suspension bridge
Egypt inaugurates world's widest suspension bridge - Global Times
Vehicles are seen on Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, on May 15, 2019. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported.
"Egypt is seeking to carry out public projects in the shortest possible time to save money and effort," al-Sisi said in his address at the inauguration ceremony.
The construction of the bridge was implemented by the Armed Forces Engineering Authority (AFEA) in cooperation with a number of national companies.
"The basic cost of this project reached 170 billion Egyptian pounds (9.94 billion U.S. dollars)," said Ihab Alphar, chairman of the AFEA.
However, if this project was to be implemented at the present time, it would cost about 23 billion dollars given the variation in the value of the Egyptian pound, he added.
"The bridge that links areas in northern and eastern Cairo with western Cairo is meant to streamline traffic and reduce commuting time," the AFEA chairman noted.
Divided into five parts, the Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge is 16.7 km long with some 4,000 engineers, technicians, and workers participating in its construction.
Mohamed Mohsen Salah, board chairman of Arab Contractors Company, said the mega projects in Egypt over the past five years have helped secure millions of jobs and lay out a new development map for the country.
The axis bridge, which passes over the Nile River, enters Guinness World Records for being the widest flyover in the world at a width of 64.7 meters, said Talal Omar, regional director for the Guinness World Records in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
Vehicles are seen on Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, on May 15, 2019. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
Vehicles are seen on Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, on May 15, 2019. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
The photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended on Wednesday the opening of Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge, the widest suspension bridge in the world, state-run Nile TV reported. (Photo: Xinhua)
