Cairo-Alexandria-Matrouh Highway Project

Cairo-Alexandria-Matrouh Free Highway is one of the most vital arteries of the highway network in Egypt, linking the largest and most important port in Egypt with the Capital and serving the internal trade movement between them. As well as serving the urban development in the West Delta, its desert expansion and touristic activities in the North Coast. Therefore, the authority transfers into a free highway to meet the economic requirements of coming phase. Thus, the company has gained a great confidence in the execution of free highways in Egypt and abroad. Therefore, the General Authority for Roads and Bridges contracted with the company for the implementation of the development of the 1st Phase (sector I and II)
First: (first phase - the primary sector): the development of the Cairo-Alexandria-Matrouh road to turn it into a free Highway.
(From kilo 26 to kilo 51) and raise its efficiency. Besides; the works include the addition of a serving road, road beautification and the establishment of the required industrial works to prevent the u-turn. By this, it will be a free highway with a maximum speed 120 km/h.
The project scope of works: earthworks - paving - construction - lighting and power - agriculture and irrigation – varied works).
2. Contract Value: EGP 237 million.
3. Contract Value (inc. additional and recent works): EGP 495 million.
Second: (first phase - the second sector): The development and expansion of Cairo – Alexandria - Matrouh existing road to turn it into a free Highway (from kilo 51 to kilo 76) and raise its efficiency. Besides; the works include the addition of a serving road, road beautification and the establishment of the required industrial works to prevent the u-turn. By this, it will be a free highway with a maximum speed 120 km/h.
The project scope of works: earthworks - paving - construction - lighting and power - agriculture and irrigation – varied works).
2. Contract Value: EGP 210 million.
3. Contract Value (inc. additional and recent works): EGP 409 million.

http://www.arabcont.com/english/projects/project_details_inprogress.aspx?projID=410&secID=4&subsecID=2&contID=1&Shared=False&InProgress=True

Construction is on-going on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, the first of four stages set to turn it into an international freeway, paving the way towards developing the interstate transportation system.

The entire transformation process will cost an estimated LE 1.5 billion. The first stage will include excavation and construction work across 50 kilometers with a price tag of LE 443 million.

Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour explained that the new freeway was in line with the ministry’s strategy to upgrade Egypt’s transportation network by establishing roads and highways meeting international standards in a bid to facilitate movement for passengers and cargo.

Arab Contractors Company will implement the entire project, expected to be completed in 36 months. Construction will first begin on the side lanes to avoid congestion on the road during summertime.

The new Cairo-Alexandria Freeway will have bigger lanes and better lighting, telephone booths, ambulance and emergency services, as well as rest stops every 40 kilometers.

Residential buildings and compounds situated on both sides of the freeway will be fenced with concrete barriers in an effort to decrease the occurrence of traffic accidents resulting from pedestrians crossing the road. Intersections and u-turn will also be redesigned in a way that does not disturb oncoming traffic, similar to the layout of the Cairo-Ain Sokhna road.

http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8450

This one of the most important projects in Egypt.

For those of you who didnt understand the articles, the plan is to upgrade the current Cairo-Alexandria-Matrouh "highway", to a full scale mulit-lane, highway, motorway, freeway (or wahtever you want to call it) to international standards.

I use this road every summer to get to my beach house in Marina on the North Coast, and this summer whilst passing through the Burger King Drive thru, I was given a pamphlet about the project. This pamphlet had AMAZING renders, I was like :eek:!!! The plan includes making the main highway into 4 lanes, with a seperate 2 lane side road. The plan also includes several fly-overs, bridges, tunnels, and massive 4-leaf clover interchanges near Alexandria and Cairo! :banana: The renders looked fantastic, I was literally lost at words!

However I lost the pamhplet :bash: And i feel like an idiot now. So to make it up to you guys, I took some photos of the construction progress.

So far, they have repaved some sections of the highway and added lighting. Also, construction work has started on the side roads, and fly-overs and interchages. They have also constructed several new ambulance stations. The 4 leaf clover interchange however, I did not see.

All pics taken by me :) :

Re-pavement and lighting works:
(in the pics some are completed and some are not)

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0263.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0264.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0266.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0267.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_1000.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0998.jpg

Construction on the side-roads:

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0260.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0261.jpg

Construction on the fly-overs, interchanges:

Look carefully at this photo. The "black thing" on the left of the pic is a support beam for a future fly-over :

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0258.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0254.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0255.jpg

Several Ambulance stations were constructed:

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0269.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0247.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0252.jpg

Here are some of the main things I remember from the pamphlet:

1. There are plans for a 4- leaf clover interchange at Cairo and Alexandria.

2. At the section where Smart Village meets the Cairo-Alex highway, they plan to make and interchang which involves a tunnel under the highway, and rises at the gates of smart village

3. Where the Cairo-Alex highway meets Wadi El Natroun, they plane to make an interchange.

3. The Cairo-Alexandria part of the project is expected to be completed towards the mid/end of 2010.

4. The rest of the poject is due to be completed by 2012.

I am really disappointed I could not show you the renders, as they really were priceless.


I hope you guys enjoyed whatever I could provide you with in this thread :cheers:

And please, please, please search all over for them renders!

:cheers:

Some photos from Arab Contractors webiste:

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/DSC_5512road.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/DSC_5489road.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/DSC_5500road.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/DSC_5505road.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/DSC_5506road.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/DSC_5510road.JPG

The whole Alex-Cairo Dessert road is under re-construction now ;)

Has anyone found any renders of this project?? Please!!

COOL, I have seen it U/C and TBH I was SHOCKED! I said WTF what they trying to do, but shame on me I didn't take any pictures :P

I had the pamphlet full of renders but I lost it :bash:

Ive searched everywhere but cant find them !!!

lool.. its ok.. ull find it.. i love your message thing :
Drive German,Wear Italian,Drink Russian,Smoke Cuban,Kiss French...Be Egyptian ;)

I dont think ill find it, i left it in egypt :(

haha thanks bro:)

Just a few years ago it was all desert between Cairo and Alexandria. Every year there is almost a new development happening, and I am amazed at the agricultural projects taking place there too.

Hope the same thing happens towards the north coast eventually.

^^ absolutely there tons of projects when you go out from Cairo and head to Alexandria I saw tons of under constructions but some how I got details and I am just lazy to search for them :P as well as in the north coast there is alot of projects but you can't see much under constructions. and I started to hate it when they care much about Cairo more than other cities.

i like your signature ya egypt!!

Thanks :) I like yours too XD

The Highway is going to extecd all the way to Matrouh. You do know that Matrouh is not a very well-known town.

well inside in Egypt Tons of people from all around of Egypt go there in the summer it have one of the best beaches in the mediterranean sea but yeah I understand what you mean it will open the door to that city and it will be known just as marsa alam and el arish.

I don't know about that, I mean yes it's known to Egyptians as a summer resort but it's never really presented as a tourist destination unlike the red sea cities.
I completely agree about the great beaches though, plenty of unspoiled beaches with great waves. :)

By the way, does anyone know if this highway is also part of this project, or is it entirely different?
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6967/mch.png
http://www.unido.it/programmi/oppegypt/Transportation.pdf

If you would ask me to guess then I would say it might be linked to, so I would say yes.

it's only two cities extra as the map shows. soz TBH I would be REALLY be surprised if there isn't a highway in that area now now. it would be SHOCKING!

@PrivateEye, yes that is indeed part of the project, but that slide only covers the Coastline part of the project, the other part of the project is the Cairo-Alexandria segment. Does the slide show the Cairo-Alex segment by any chance? :dunno:


The Highway is going to extecd all the way to Matrouh. You do know that Matrouh is not a very well-known town.

Not true.

The project consists of 2 segements, Cairo-Alexandria, then from Alexandria-Matrouh, covering nearly all the resorts of the North Coast.

The Cairo-Alexandria segement, is EXTREMELY busy all year round, with cargo, passengers everything. The project aims to facilitate more opportunities for transport, and to reduce accidents on the over-busy road.

The second, Alexandria-matrouh segement is also very, very, very busy, mostly in Summer time, as most Egyptians flock to the North Coast to escape Cairo. Th current "highway" between Alex and Matrouh is onl two lanes each way!! Some of it has no lighting, and its very busy, and there are lots and lots of accidents on it that I have seen myself.

This project is also very important because its part of the plan to develop the North Coast as a tourist destination equal to the red sea. And this highway will encourage investment, and more people in the area :cheers:


http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0267.jpg





Btw guys, my cousin ahd an accident on this part of the highway ^^ the other day :ohno:

Him and his friend were on the far left lane, and there was a car in the lane to his right, and he put on teh headlights and honked so the guy doesnt come in his way, but the guy went into his lane, and struck his car in the side.

he hit the cement blocks on the left 3 times, and then the car was thrown to the other side of teh road.

Thank god, he was fine, he only had a few scratches. its a miracle, the accident could have killed him. But the car was destroyed, and wont work again.

And the guy who crashed into him stopped to see if he was ok, and wehn he saw he was ok, he ran off!!! Can you beleive that!!!

O_O are you serious? I hope he's okey.

BTW the alex-cairo highway should take a title, TBH I have never traveled throw that highway without finding any accident, that day 22 vehicles crashed, I don't want to say what type of vehicles but yeah it's a true tragedy, and very shameful if a tourists used that highway.

Yeah, thank god, he's fine, he only had a few scratches.

And dont worry, after seeing the renders, this highway will be incredible ;)

Well yeah the problem isn't only relying on the government and the minister it's on us to would people us it as they should do, would they follow the rules?

Any updates ? :D

الإنتهاء من المرحلة الأولى لطريق الإسكندرية الصحراوي أول يونيو بتكلفة 1.7 مليار جنيه

http://media.almasryalyoum.com//sites/default/files/imagecache/galleria_main/photo/2010/02/22/228/tryq_lskndry.jpg

أعلنت هيئة الطرق والكباري والنقل البري الإنتهاء في أول يونيو المقبل من المرحلة الأولى من طريق (القاهرة /الإسكندرية)الصحراوي، والذي يجرى تحويله إلى «طريق حر»، وذلك في الطريق المخصص للقادم من الإسكندرية، في الوقت الذي تقرر فيه الانتهاء من المرحلة الثانية للقادم القاهرة فى الربع الأول من عام 2011، ليكتمل بذلك أطول «طريق حر» مصر بطول 187 كيلو متر، وبتكلفه تقديرية بلغت 1.7 مليار جنيه.

وعلمت «المصري اليوم» أن وزارة النقل ستنظم حفل تدشين لافتتاح المرحلة الأولى والتي يبلغ طولها 187 كيلو متر، يحضره عدد من الوزراء فى مقدمتهم الدكتور «أحمد نظيف» رئيس مجلس الوزراء.

وصرح المهندس «طارق العطار» رئيس الهيئة، أن المهندس «علاء فهمي» وزير النقل، طالب بتكثيف العمل بحيث يتم الإنتهاء من المرحلة الأولى (الإسكندرية القاهرة) بعرض 16.5 متراً، وطول 187 كيلو، أول يونيو بدلاً من نهايته بسبب بدء موسم الصيف مبكراً هذا العام، وقدوم شهر رمضان فى منتصف شهر أغسطس، وبعد ذلك سيتوقف العمل حتى نهاية شهر أغسطس ليبدأ العمل فى المرحلة الثانية فى الإتجاه القادم من القاهرة إلى الإسكندرية، والتي تم الانتهاء من 80% منه ومن المنتظر الإنتهاء منها نهاية هذا العام أيضاً ليكتمل أطول وأضخم «طريق حر» في مصر .

وأشار «العطار» إلى أنه تم وضع مجموعة من المواصفات الحديثة للطريق الجديد لرفع معدلات السلامة به لتكون مثل نظيرتها العالمية مثل إلغاء كافة الدورانات والتقاطعات السطحية التي تشكل السبب الرئيسي في الحوادث اليومية، واستبدالها بتقاطعات حرة لتأمين تدفق المرور وإلغاء نقاط الاصطدام، وتأمين معابر مشاة بمناطق الازدحام، وتزويد الطريق بأنظمة المرور الذكية والإشارات الإرشادية والتوجيهية، لافتاً إلى أن متوسط الحجم المروري على الطريق يبلغ 25 ألف سيارة يومياً فى الأوقات العادية، وتصل إلى 50 ألف في موسم الصيف.

كما أشار إلى أن التكلف الإجمالية لطريق (القاهرة / مرسى مطروح) تقدر بـ2,7 مليار جنيه، منها 1.7 مليار لـ (القاهرة /الإسكندرية)، ومليار جنيه لبقية الطريق، لافتاً إلى أنه تم إنشـاء وصلة جديدة بمواصفات الطريـــق الحـر للربــط بين طريقـــي (القاهرة / الإسكندرية)، و(الإسكندرية / مطروح) تبدأ قبل محطة رسوم الإسكندرية للدخول المباشر إلى الطريق الساحلي لتفادى مناطق الازدحام عند العامرية وعلى الوصلات القائمة حالياً (برج العرب وكم 21) ، كما تم بالتعاون مع وزارة الصحة إنشاء عدد كاف من الخدمات الأساسية كنقاط الإسعاف وإتصال الطوارئ والإستراحات .


from almasryalyoum.com

Translation:

Announced that the Roads and Bridges and Land Transport in the first completed next June, the first phase of the road (Cairo / Alexandria) Desert, which is being transformed into a «Freeway», in the way of the Ad Hoc coming from Alexandria, at the time it was decided that the completion of the second phase of the coming Cairo in the first quarter of 2011, to complete the longest «Freeway» Egypt length of 187 kilometers, and an estimated cost of 1.7 billion pounds.

Al «Egyptian today» The Ministry of Transport will be the inauguration ceremony for the opening of the first phase, which has a length of 187 kilometers, attended by a number of ministers, led by Dr «Ahmed Nazif» Prime Minister.

Engineer «Tariq Attar» Chairman, that the engineer «Alaa Fahmy» Minister of Transport, called for intensified action to be completed the first phase (Alexandria-Cairo), introduced a 16.5-meter, the length of 187 kilometers, early June instead of the end of the summer season due to start early this year, the holy month of Ramadan in mid-August, and then stop work until the end of August to begin work in the second phase in the direction coming from Cairo to Alexandria, which was completed 80% of it is expected to be completed end of this year also completed the longest and largest « freeway »in Egypt.

The «Attar» has been set new set of specifications for new road safety by raising the rates to be like its global counterpart, such as the cancellation of all Alldoranat surface and intersections that constitute the main cause of accidents daily, and replace Ptqatat to secure free flow of traffic and the elimination of points of collision, pedestrian crossings and secure areas congestion, road traffic regulations to provide smart signal indicative and guidelines, pointing out that the average traffic volume on the road is 25 thousand cars a day in normal times, and up to 50 thousand in the summer season.

He also noted that total by Mannerism (Cairo / Marsa Matrouh) is estimated to 2,7 billion pounds, including 1.7 billion for (Cairo / Alexandria), and one billion pounds for the rest of the way, pointing out that it was created a new link road specifications free to link my way (Cairo / Alexandria), and (Alexandria / Matrouh) begins before Alexandria station fees for direct entry to the coastal road to avoid areas of congestion at Amiriya and on the links to the existing (Burj Al Arab, How 21), was also in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the establishment of a sufficient number of fundamental points of ambulance services and emergency contact and guest houses.

So the first phase should be completed this June! I use this highway every summer, will update you guys.

rite we need more u/c don't we? lol here are some.

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/RoadDSC_1676.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/RoadDSC_1669.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/RoadDSC_1691.JPG

http://www.arabcont.com/projects/Images/RoadDSC_1697.JPG


we can clearly see the fly overs :D

Nice!! The flyovers are popping up...where did you get this from?

http://www.arabcont.com/english/projects/project_details_inprogress.aspx?projID=410&secID=4&subsecID=2&contID=1&Shared=False&InProgress=True

you can see other pictures and another better picture for the flyover VERY nice.

Great

I was in Alex yesterday and I have a handful of photos of the renovation I can post which I will tomorrow cause i am dead tired now.

Thankyou so much RA, waiting for the pics! :banana:

Great! it's 2X2 or 3x3 Highway?

Its 4 lanes each way, so it brings a total of 8 lanes going & coming.

Poufffff !!! great that's what you need betwin two great cities like Alex (5 mil) and Cairo (17 mil)! congrat's :)

Thanks :)

It is a much needed upgrade, will benefit the country alot.

Its 4 lanes each way, so it brings a total of 8 lanes going & coming.

Now thats what i'm talking about. :yes: 2x4 Real Interstate Highway.:banana2:

What about From Cairo to Answan?

Yeah, finally. As for Cairo-Aswan, it has heavy traffic, but not as much as Cairo-Alex. However, I think there are plans for a highway network in Egypt's south as well.

Oh, I forgot to add. The Cairo Alex highway is 4 lanes each way, plus an extra 2 lane side road for Emergency Vehicles.

It's going to be a great highway. I hope they are going to place clear, easy and big road signs too :D

Yeah, finally. As for Cairo-Aswan, it has heavy traffic, but not as much as Cairo-Alex. However, I think there are plans for a highway network in Egypt's south as well.

Great sfuff

Oh, I forgot to add. The Cairo Alex highway is 4 lanes each way, plus an extra 2 lane side road for Emergency Vehicles.

That's really amazing. Alex is Egypt's largest port right?

The desert isn't a waste after all.:laugh:. With Solar Energy Potential and you can still transform it into something very useful.

That's really amazing. Alex is Egypt's largest port right?

Among the most important ports are Alexandria which is the biggest port in Egypt, Dekheila Port which is a natural extend to Alexandria Port. Damietta Port which has the largest container terminal and most sophisticated equipments in the Middle East, and ports Said and Suez at both ends of the Suez canal.

http://www.rafimar.com/ports/images/egy-map01.jpg
http://www.rafimar.com/ports/index_ports.htm

So this highway project will definitely benefit these ports as well.

The desert isn't a waste after all.:laugh:. With Solar Energy Potential and you can still transform it into something very useful

Oh yes, definitely. Most of the highway lights and billboards have solar panels to power them.

Also, the Ambulance Stations on the highways are powered by Solar power, check it:

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/CairoBoy94/IMG_0252.jpg

Speaking of which, this Highway network will have a very efficient Emergency system. As well as 2 dedicated lanes, these ambulance stations have been increased. The Ambulances are newly acquired Volkswagens less than a year old, and have world-class equipment.

Also, 2 helicopter ambulances are being added dedicated to this stretch of highway. And the new ambulances are fitted with GPS, and calls are monitored through a GPS tracking operations center.

^^ Now thats moderzation .:okay:

Unlike us that are build some single lanes.:cripe: on a place that supposed to have 3 lanes each way.

Its damn sad the kind of leadership we have.

I understand man. If we measured the ratio of each of our country's potential to what it has actully achieved. Then both of us have achieved a tiny percentage of what we can achieve.

Both of us have so much potential, btu its all going to waste due to leadership :ohno:

Sorry guys I'm late with posting the pics cause my internet connection was down for some reason:ohno::ohno:
Anyways, here are the pics:

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu199/red-ahlawy/DSC00111.jpg

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu199/red-ahlawy/DSC00112.jpg

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http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu199/red-ahlawy/DSC00122.jpg

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu199/red-ahlawy/DSC00123.jpg

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. thanks alot man :D

np any time...

Great pics! Thanks so much!

The highway looks nice, clean and even, and there's intense constuction with those flyovers. Great.

Yea, I was really impressed with construction work, the completed parts are a hundred times better than the old parts. However, traffic is horrible when u get to the detours.

this road has been 'under construction'; i'm glad that FINALLY they're doing it right, with lanes and flyovers. I hope the alex desert road becomes compliant with international standards after this..

أعلن المهندس علاء فهمي وزير النقل أن نهاية شهر يونيو القادم ستشهد التشغيل التجريبي لأعمال طريق (مصر- إسكندرية) الحر التي تم الانتهاء منها وذلك للخمسين كيلو الأولى من البوابات بالقاهرة حتى الكيلو 50 ومن الإسكندرية يتم فتح الطريق من البوابات حتى وادي النطرون الكيلو 126 حتى البوابات بداية طريق العلمين.

وقال فهمي إن العمل بالطريق سيتوقف حتى نهاية الصيف مع الاكتفاء بالعمل في الطرق الجانبية منه فقط منعاً لأي ارتباك مروري، حسب صحيفة "المساء" يوم الأربعاء.

وأضاف أنه تم الإتفاق مع الشركات الأربع المنفذة للمشروع على أنه لن يتم استلام الطريق إلا بعد التأكد من جودة الرصف ومطابقته للمواصفات الفنية وتوافر عناصر الأمن والسلامة والعلامات الإرشادية والمرورية.

وأشار وزير النقل إلى استحالة توسيع الطريق الزراعي لوجود تعديات عليه موضحاً أن الحل الأمثل هو الإسراع في إنشاء طريق شبرا بنها وأنه طالب بإنهاء الدراسة الخاصة بذلك خلال 3 أشهر من الآن.



http://www.contactcars.com/News_View...sp?NewsID=4809

Sorry for the bad translation:

Eng Alaa Fahmy, Minister of Transport that the end of next June will see the trial run of the work by (Egypt - Alexandria) heat have been completed so as to fifty kilometers the first of the gates in Cairo until kilometer 50, and Alexandria is opening the road from the gates until the Wadi Al km 126 to the gates by the beginning of El Alamein.

Fahmi said that the work on the road will stop until the end of summer with only work on the roads side of it just to avoid any confusion of traffic, according to the newspaper "evening" on Wednesday.

He added that he was agreed with the four companies executing the project that it will not be received the way only after ascertaining the quality of paving and its conformity with the technical specifications and the availability of the elements of security and safety and signage and traffic.

The Minister of Transportation to widen the road to the impossibility of the existence of agricultural encroachment by pointing out that the best solution is to accelerate the construction of a road in Shubra milk and that it demanded termination of the study on this within 3 months from now.
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Several of my family members used the new highway recently, and feedback has extremely positive. They said the quality of the roads was excellent, and it felt much safer than before.

I will be travelling on this highway myself within the coming days, and I will do my best to get you pics and construction updates, no promises though.

وزيرالنقل: الانتهاء من تطوير طريق «القاهرة –الإسكندرية» منتصف 2011

أكد المهندس علاء فهمي وزير النقل، أن الوزارة بدأت خطة لإنهاء تطوير الطريق الصحراوي (القاهرة-الإسكندرية) خلال 12 شهر من الآن ليتم تسليمه قبل موعده المحدد بـ9 أشهر، وتنفيذ برنامج مكثف لإنهاء 21 كوبري، وأعمال صناعية على الطريق، منتصف العام المقبل.
وقال فهمي في بيان صحفي اليوم الجمعة: إن هذا الطريق يعد أحد أهم أولويات الوزارة لإنشاء شبكة طرق حرة جديدة بهدف رفع كفاءة منظومة النقل على مستوى الجمهورية، وإنشاء طرق ذات مواصفات عالية تضمن أمن وسلامة المواطنين.
وأضاف أن الوزارة لديها خطة لإنشاء عدد من الطرق الحرة بمشاركة القطاع الخاص، مشيرا إلى أنه يتم حاليا اختبار الطريق أثناء فترة الصيف، في الإتجاه من الإسكندرية إلى القاهرة، بمسافة 100 كليومتر، من الكيلو 126 وحتى البوابات، للتأكد من جودة وكفاءة الطريق قبل التسليم النهائي، مؤكدا أن استلام الطريق بشكل نهائي لن يتم إلا بعد اختباره أكثر من مرة للتأكد من مطابقته للمواصفات العالمية.
وأوضح أن هذا الطريق يعد من أهم المحاور النوعية في مصر للربط بين مدينتي القاهرة "العاصمة السياسية"، ومدينة الإسكندرية "العاصمة الإقتصادية" مرورا بالعديد من المحافظات؛ حيث ينتظر ربطه بالطريق الدائري، الإقليمي، الذي يقام حاليا.
من جانبه، قال المهندس عاطف البلك، رئيس الهيئة العامة للطرق والكباري والنقل البري: إن يتم إنشاء طرق "خدمة" جديدة على جانبي الطريق، لخدمة الكيانات القائمة ومنع الإتصال المباشر مع الطريق الرئيسي، وإلغاء كافة الدورانات، والتقاطعات السطحية، واستبدالها بتقاطعات حرة، وتأمين مناطق عبور المشاة بمناطق التجمعات السكنية بالإضافة إلي إنارة الطريق الرئيسي وطرق الخدمة، وتزويد الطريق بأنظمة المرور الذكية، والإرشاديةن والتوجيهية.

http://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%E2%80%93%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9%C2%BB-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81-2011

couple of pictures from that url :D

http://media.almasryalyoum.com//sites/default/files/imagecache/highslide_zoom/photo/2010/08/06/4886/slide3.jpg

http://media.almasryalyoum.com//sites/default/files/imagecache/highslide_zoom/photo/2010/02/22/228/tryq_lskndry.jpg

Yes! You see that render you posted? Those are one of the renders I mentioned in my first post, which I lost.

Look at the render carefully, you'll notice that the highwa includes a 4-lane carriageway each way, as well as a 2 lane side road on each side.

I can confirm to you the nearly ALL the main carriageway (the 4 lane one) in the Alex-Cairo direction (southbound) has been completed, lighting and all, and they're working on completing the side roads.

Meanwhile, the main carriageway (the 4 lane one) in the Cairo-Alex direction (Northbound), only around 50 km of has been completed, the rest is still the same 2 lane road we've had for years.

But they're working fast on it, and like the article says mid-2011 sounds reasonable.

As for flyovers and bridges, there are several undercontruction, nearly done across the highway, I also noticed a new hospital being built on the highway (I think it will serve as a trauma center for accidents), as well as several Ambulance Stations, equipped with the new Volkswagen ambulances I mentioned in the Emergency Services thread.

You should see the pics I got for this project, I have a really comprehensive update coming for you guys soon.

Cool. I can't wait for your update. but that two lane road is it in anyway or any part linked with the main 4 lane highway?? I mean what's the point of it?? is it for truck use?

It is linked with the highway when there are certain exits on the side of the highay such as gas stations, resedential areas, restaurants. Its so that people dont exit directly from the highway. I think its also used for Emergency Vehicles too.

Alright I see, we have the same system here, but without that barrier. and each lane have it's speed. so that one is used to slow down. very nice to see it in Egypt.

another lovely render :)

http://www.mot.gov.eg/Images/UploadedPhotos/cairoalex9.jpg

More renders

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1084/1016804519_f8e66a2ec3_z.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/1016804313_3540a7d6d7_z.jpg

Thanks, those were some of the renders I lost.

It looks like it's going to be a great highway of international standards :)

Among the most important ports are Alexandria which is the biggest port in Egypt, Dekheila Port which is a natural extend to Alexandria Port. Damietta Port which has the largest container terminal and most sophisticated equipments in the Middle East, and ports Said and Suez at both ends of the Suez canal.
Sorry, but I need to correct you here. Suez Canal Container Terminal (East Port Said, not West) is much more bigger terminal than Damietta. It is actually becoming one of the biggest and most important transhipment HUBs in the whole mediteranean region (among Algeciras, Gioia Tauro and Tangier). Due to perfect position, very good leadership (APM Terminals) is growing extraordinary. It's used by many TOP containership companies in the world. The productivity is also much higher than in Damietta due to new equ and good stuff.

You can find more at http://www.scctportsaid.com/

IT WILL NICE !!!

فهمى يعدل بداية ونهاية "القاهرة/ الإسكندرية الصحراوى"

أصدر المهندس علاء فهمى وزير النقل قرارا اليوم بشأن تعديل بداية ونهاية طريق القاهرة الإسكندرية الصحراوى، لتكون بداية الطريق عند نقطة بداية وصلة صحراء الأهرام على بعد حوالى 6 كيلومترات من تقاطع طريق الواحات مع الطريق الدائرى، وتكون نهايته على بعد 800 متر من تقاطع الطريق الدولى الساحلى مع الصحراوى، وبهذا يكون طول الطريق نحو 201.8 كيلومتر.

وقال فهمى فى تصريحات صحفية قبل سفره إلى فرنسا غدا الاثنين، أن الوزارة بدأت خطة طموحة لإنهاء أعمال تطوير الطريق الصحراوى "القاهرة- الإسكندرية" خلال 18 شهر من الآن، وتسليمه قبل موعده المحدد مسبقاً بـ 12 شهور ، مشيراً إلى أنه تم البدء فى تنفيذ برنامج مكثف ومضغوط لإنهاء 14 كوبرى وأعمال صناعية على الطريق بدأت منذ مارس الماضى، وتنتهى فى منتصف العام القادم.
وأضاف أن إستراتيجية الوزارة ترتكز على عدة محاور أبرزها تخفيف الكثافة المرورية على إقليم القاهرة الكبرى، وتنمية الطلب على الطرق فى الوجه البحرى وخلق محاور للتنمية فى الصعيد.

وأوضح وزير النقل أن هذا الطريق يعد أحد أهم أولويات الوزارة لإنشاء شبكة طرق حرة جديدة بهدف رفع كفاءة منظومة النقل على مستوى الجمهورية وإنشاء طرق ذات مواصفات عالية تضمن أمن وسلامة المواطنين، والتى تعد أحد أهم روافد التنمية الاقتصادية التى توليها الدولة اهتماماً كبيرا، مضيفا أن الوزارة لديها خطة لإنشاء عدد من الطرق الحرة بمشاركة القطاع الخاص.

ولفت إلى أن طريق القاهرة/ الإسكندرية الصحراوى يعد أحد أهم المحاور النوعية فى مصر للربط بين مدينة القاهرة العاصمة السياسية ومدينة الإسكندرية العاصمة الاقتصادية مروراً بالعديد من المحافظات حيث ينتظر أن يتم ربط هذا الطريق بالطريق الدائرى الإقليمى الذى يقام حالياً.

http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=276923&SecID=97&IssueID=0

there is already highway routes there, this would just be an upgrade in standards.. which is badly needed bwn alex & borsa3yd

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/1016804313_3540a7d6d7_z.jpg

^^

AS you can see from the above render, the highway is composed of a 4-lane carriageway each way, as well as a 2 lane side road on each side.

Here are some pics I took this summer of progress on the project.

I took these pics in August 2010, on my way to Marina El Alamein.


Northbound, Cairo-Alexandria

This is the area before the toll booth

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Toll Booth

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Right After toll booth, Alex Bound as you can see they still hadn't put up the side barriers. They completed and leveled the 4-lane main carriageway, but the 2 lane side road hadn't been completed :

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Construction of fly-overs:

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At this point, I exited to Wadi El Natroun road, which takes me Marina, since I wasn't going to Alexandria. So I didn't see how far progress was on the last 50 Km stretch of Highway to Alexandria.

Right now, you still have to make a U-Turn to take the exit to Wadi El Natroun road which takes you to Marina. But since they are aiming to completely eliminate U-Turns from the highway, to make it safer, here is the flyover under construction, which will allow an easy interchange for those on the Cairo-Alex Highway, and wanting to get on the Wadi El Natroun road.

Flyover to Wadi El Natroun Under Construction:

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Continuing from the last post. Its now the end of summer, time to head back to Cairo.


Southbound, Alexandria - Cairo

Again, Wadi El Natroun flyover into Cairo-Alex highway under construction:

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On the main Highway now. As you will see, the Main 4-Lain Carriageway has been completed. They also finished most of the Side Barriers, and FINALLY, the highway is fully lit now. There are lights across the entire highway, something we've long been waiting for! Its a really smooth, even and very comfortable, safe ride. For the majority of the Highway, the only thing left to work on were the 2 lane Side Roads, and the flyovers:

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Construction of Side Road:

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Construction of Side Road:

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Project information Bill Board. The Arab Contractors are constructing the project:

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Some more pics:

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Miscellaneous Pics:

New Hospital Under Construction on the Highway. About 80 Km from Cairo:

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Ambulance Stations dotted at various points throughout the Highway:


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New BMW X3 Highway Police Cruisers :


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As you can see.

Things that have been completed:


Main 4 Lane Carriageway
Majority of Side Barriers
Lighting. Highway is now finally fully lit


Things still under construction:


2 Lane Side Road
Flyovers
Tunnels



Overall, there has been great progress so far. The quality of the Highway has improved drastically from the old road that used to exist between Cairo and Alexandria. It is now wide, smooth, even, level, fully illuminated at night, and over all, a safe, comfortable drive.

Great process! Great highway! Now it's up to the drivers to stay between the lines!! :lol:

very nice stuff egypt69 ;) KIU :D

Nice project. Go Egypt !

what happens to the project after fall of Mobarak?

I used this highway at least a dozen times in the past few weeks. I'll be uploading pics soon, but let's say it's amazing. The highway is so smooth and safe, good signage and lighting, very smooth and easy ride.

Construction seems to have been ongoing, because some flyovers and bridges are still under construction. The main carraigeway (4 lanes each way) as well as the 2 lane side road have been completed. I say one more year by far and the flyovers, bridges and tunnels left will be complete.

Found a render:

http://amay261.cdn.infralayer.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/highslide_zoom/photo/2010/02/22/228/tryq_lskndry.jpg

I thought you're posting pics. Damn you lazy mod. Btw are you still in the kingdom?

Yes, when I'm back in Canadia I have looottss of pics to post.

Wow nice roads :drool: thx for updating Egypt69 :cheers:

^^ that's from August 2010, but your welcome anyways :D


Got new ones from this year coming soon.

It's almost 10 days and no pics yet

Typical lazy mod :|

I have a personal life to deal with, and lots of work. Taking photos for projects is a favour im doing, not a requirement...see someone else to take photos for you guys then :nuts:

WOW! someone is having a bad day :|

I have a personal life to deal with, and lots of work. Taking photos for projects is a favour im doing, not a requirement...see someone else to take photos for you guys then :nuts:

Don't be mad braw, we appreciate your work, we just like making fun of each other every now and then (not that I was involved). :pet:

Again, whenever I can post them, make no mistake, I will :)

Cairo - Alex desert road U/C a few months back
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same road
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Wow! Great stuff thanks ya basha. Now clearly we cab see the standard this project is aiming at.

It's about 6 months old but we get a good idea at least! I hope this thing ends soon, we have other infrastructure projects to be focussing on. It should have been like this 20 years ago.

Thanks for sharing the great videos.

Cairo - Alex desert road U/C a few months back
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same road
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i couldn't find a better video with better quality,thanks for sharing :cheers:

Here is an old one but on a renovated section 2DhexlMJE_k

This program follows a group of riders who meet regularly. On this episode, their trip is along the Cairo-Alex desert road, half of which is under construction. The other half seems to be complete :) and looks good.
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They spend most of the time chatting (as egyptians do) but if you keep watching into the second half of the clip there are a lot of nice shots of them enjoying the road :)

Photos from Panoramio:
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/56403721.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/56405063.jpg

Everyone is driving between the road lines :shocked:

Everyone is driving between the road lines :shocked:

:lol::lol: I thought its only me who noticed that :D

Everyone is driving between the road lines :shocked:
Have you never been to Egypt?
Also, did you not watch the video three posts above of the police van driving high-speed in the wrong direction (post-jan25)?
I swear if Egypt doesn't start implementing serious punishments against corrupt animals who drive like this, people will continue to be killed on the roads.

I've been in Egypt 7 times to be precise and I know that many road user don't drive between the lines (If there are lines on the road :D ) So I was quite surprised to see that they are driving between the lines in the last 2 photos. I think you misunderstood what I said :)