July 9, 2019

The Prime Minister witnessed the arrival of the TBM to Gamal Abdel Nasser Station, he stated that the Egyptian companies has become highly experienced in the field of tunnels

The Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouli stated that there are Egyptian companies has become highly experienced in the field of tunnels, and started to partner hand in hand with the French companies working in this field in Egypt; besides, the work volume of the Egyptian companies has become the prevailed. This was in the occasion of the launching of the Tunnel Boring Machine "Imhotep" break out at Gamal Abdel Nasser Station among Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 3. This was in the presence of the ministers of: transport, investment, international cooperation and housing, Cairo Governor, Eng. Essam Waly – Chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels, Eng. Mohsen Salah – CEO and Chairman of the Arab Contractors Company and Eng. Eman Soliman – the Board Member of the Arab Contractors Company. The Prime Minister emphasized that the government efforts to develop all the utilities of the transportation sector is to achieve the defined goal of connecting all the sides throughout the republic. Consequently, it will serve the development objectives and contributes to the facilitation to the citizens. He pointed out that the utility of the metro is an important vital life-line which daily transport thousands of citizens; there are assignments from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to continue all the Cairo Metro phases and promote its provided services. Dr. Moustafa Madbouli added that he wants to deliver a message to the Egyptian citizen that the cost of the construction of this part of the metro line which serves the Giza governorate entirely with a cost of 30 billion EGP, whereas the total cost of the 3rd line of the metro is 97 billion EGP. It is a noteworthy that the implementation of the 3rd phase is divided into 3 parts. The 1st part with a total length 4km from Attaba to Kit Kat; it comprises 4 underground stations: "Gamal Abdel Nasser – Maspero – Zamalek – Kit Kat"; it will be inaugurated on December 2021. The 2nd part with a total length 6.6km from Kit Kat to the interchange station on Rod El Farag Axis; it includes 6 stations: [underground station "Sudan" – 4 elevated stations (Imbaba – El Bohy – El Kawmiya El Arabia – the Ring Road) and at-grade station (the interchange station on Rod El Farag Axis)]"; it will be inaugurated on June 2022. The 3rd part with a total length 7.1km from Kit Kat to Cairo University; it comprises 5 stations: [3 underground stations (El Tawfikiya – Wadi El Nile – Gamaat El Dowal) – an elevated station (Cairo University) and at-grade station (Boulake El Dakrour)]"; it will be inaugurated on April 2023. It is noteworthy that the stations of Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4 (Haroun – Alf Maskn – Nadi El Shams "Shams Club") were inaugurated. Heliopolis station will be finalized and inaugurated on October 2019. The remaining stations of phase 4 which includes (El Nozha – Hesham Barakat – Qebaa – Omar ibn El Khatab – Haykestep – Adly Mansour) will be inaugurated on April 2020.