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The minister was in a visit to Khartoum to hold talks with the Sudanese side upon the directives of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Egypt has set a number of green projects to accomplish within its Vision 2030.
The lengths of the first and second phases are 460 kilometers and 200 kilometers, respectively.
Topics included university information infrastructure, smart spaces, and the national project for canals rehabilitation among others.
Thirteen hours is the minimum duration of a trip from Cairo to Aswan, where passengers arrive exhausted if the long distance and ride.
The agreement allocates 3 million and 5 thousand Euros as assistance, according to the agreement signed in 21st of October 2020.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Egypt is accelerating towards a renaissance in the transport sector, as he inspected drilling works at Kitkat metro station on Wednesday with a number of ministers and ambassadors.
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said, approved allocating the General Authority for Roads and Bridges LE 450 million.
The meeting falls within the framework of a comprehensive plan to develop the Egyptian maritime transport system, carried out by the Transport Ministry.
The annual expenses of the metro before the increase amount to L.E. 8 billion, while its income is estimated at L.E. 4 billion only.
Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazeri reviewed workflow at the third phase of an under-construction national project for roads including 17 projects at a total construction cost worth EGP 35 billion.
A new transport entity has been formed after merging three companies to support Egyptian products and promote foreign trade, in cooperation with the private sector.
A total of 5,000 medical masks are distributed daily to all workers.
The Ministry of Transport began sanitizing and disinfect the railways and the metro networks as means to counter coronavirus, as well as setting a plan to reduce crowding at these facilities.
Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir on Wednesday met Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth on the sidelines of their participation in the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Sweden.
World Bank's VP Diop urgedt governments to adopt a holistic approach in order to achieve road safety goal.
The site has been handed over to a coalition of contractors who must finish the first phase by the end of 2021.
Wazir discussed in London with major UK companies the infrastructure and investment opportunities in the transport field.
Cairo launched Tuesday a trial operation of its first electric bus, as a prelude to deploy more buses into service at the public transport sector, along with natural-gas powered buses in the governorate.
Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir said the entry of the private sector in the rail freight transport is essential to maximize the revenues of the Egyptian National Railways and ease traffic burden on roads.
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