Egypt’s Sisi inaugurates national projects in Alexandria

Egypt’s Sisi inaugurates national projects in Alexandria

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday a number of projects in Alexandria, including the 21km El-Mahmoudiya Canal Road Axis, which is set to reduce traffic congestion and reduce slums in the Mediterranean governorate.



Construction on El-Mahmoudiya axis, dubbed the "Artery of Hope,“ began in February 2018. The axis comprises seven flyovers, 20 pedestrian bridges, and three under-construction tunnels.



El-Mahmoudiya Canal is a waterway stemming from the Rosetta branch of the River Nile. In the past years, the canal was neglected as a source of irrigation. Water levels dropped in parts of the canal, which turned into a stagnant lake and a source for diseases, according to a presidential statement.



The new project has converted El-Mahmoudiya Canal from a swampland to a major traffic axis.