In Photos: Egypt’s Sisi inspects Integrated Transport Centre project to reduce traffic congestion in capital

  • Date: 05-Feb-2021
  • Source: Ahram
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Egypt
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In Photos: Egypt’s Sisi inspects Integrated Transport Centre project to reduce traffic congestion in capital

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inspected on Friday the Integrated Transport Centre project which aims to reduce traffic congestion inside the capital.

The project is located north of the Suez Road intersection with the Ring Road and opposite to Cairo International Airport.

The 300 feddan centre includes an international bus station, a transport terminal between governorates, a mall, an administrative complex, recreational areas and restaurants, a hotel and the workshops of Cairo Metro's fourth line.

The project's geographical location is characterised by being in the centre of link axes connecting main roads nationwide, with its proximity to Cairo airport allowing for the facilitated mobility of travelers domestically and internationally.

It will also help lower traffic congestion inside the capital, ease and save transport time as well as reduce fuel consumption rates while protecting the environment.

According to a statement by the presidency spokesperson, El-Sisi ordered that the centre includes all state-of-art services with a large occupational capacity to complement the development implemented in nearby road networks in order to accommodate traffic flow from and to the centre.

The Suez Road has been upgraded to accommodate nine lanes in each direction, the statement said, with the development of a road supporting