OPEN// PM: Top priority given to expansion in green public transportation projects
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli on Saturday said that a great importance is attached to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project that aims to smooth traffic flow on the Ring Road, in accordance with directives of President Abdel Fattah el Sisi to expand the development of sustainable, eco-friendly mass transportation.
Madbouli made the remarks during a tour Saturday to inspect the pilot operation of the first phase of the BRT project, which extends from the intersection of the Ring Road with the Alexandria Agricultural Road to the Police Academy Station.
Later in the day, the premier will head to Al Fustat Gardens development project to follow up its implementation rate.
During his tour of the BRT project, Madbouli is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel el Wazir, Governor of Cairo Ibrahim Saber Khalil, Qalyubia Governor Ayman Atiya, Head of the General Authority for Roads and Bridges Tarek Abdel Gawad and a host of officials.
Today's tour falls within the framework of the government's efforts to follow up on progress of national and public service projects implemented nationwide, in order to improve the living standards of people, the premier said.
He added that the tour aims to assess readiness of the first phase of the BRT project ahead of its official launch for public use as well as the progress achieved so far in Al Fustat Gardens development project which aims to turn the area into a regional tourist destination. (MENA)
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