Egypt's Rapid Transit Bus to Operate in June, Says Minister
Kamel El-Wazir, Minister of Industry and Transport announced that in the field of sustainable, environmentally friendly mass transit, the state has implemented the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on the Ring Road, one of the most important traffic arteries in Greater Cairo.
The pilot operation, without passengers, was conducted in the first phase, with 14 stations from the Police Academy to the Alexandria Agricultural Road. He revealed that the project is planned to be operational for passengers starting June 1. seven Logistics Corridors.
During his participation in the opening of the Egyptian-American Bussiness Forum, the Minister pointed that transportation networks, including the national road network, the high-speed electric train network, and railway lines, contribute to serving industrial regions and complexes across the country.
"This is clearly demonstrated in the planning of seven integrated international logistics development corridors: the Sokhna-Alexandria Corridor, the Arish-Taba Corridor, the Cairo-Alexandria Corridor, the Tanta-Mansoura-Damietta Corridor, the Gergoub-Salloum Corridor, the Cairo-Aswan-Abu Simbel Corridor, and the Safaga-Qena-Abu Tartour Corridor," he said.
He noted that this contributes to localizing industry by meeting railway, metro, and electric traction requirements, including moving units, sleepers, signaling systems, level crossing equipment, and spare parts, thus saving the state significant costs incurred in importing these items.
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