Incredible continent-spanning ‘Moses bridge' linking Africa and Asia across Red Sea is ‘ready to be built'

Scottish Sun

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It is hoped that the bridge will better connect Saudi Arabia's NEOM megaproject to Egypt
PARTING THE SEA Incredible continent-spanning 'Moses bridge' linking Africa and Asia across Red Sea is 'ready to be built'
A MINDBLOWING multibillion-dollar bridge connecting two continents across the Red Sea dubbed the "Moses bridge" is set to be built.
The extraordinary bridge will link Saudi Arabia and Egypt across the sea that Moses is said to have parted over 3,200 years ago.
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Saudi Arabia will finance a bridge megaproject aimed at bringing NEOM closer to Egypt
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Aerial of a bridge linking to the Farasan islands, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh, which will connect to Ras Hamid once the bridge is built
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Ambitious plans for the incredible bridge were announced nearly a decade ago in 2016 by Saudi Arabia's King Salman.
The mind-boggling megaproject is expected to cost an eye-watering $4billion - financed by the Arab Kingdom.
Egyptian transport minister Kamel al-Wazir has now confirmed that the planning stage has now been completed.
He said: "We have now completed the planning for the bridge between Egypt and Saudi Arabia and are ready to implement it at any time, whether a bridge or a tunnel."
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The minister added that the current solution for connecting the two countries was the Arab Bridge Maritime Co., which currently holds 13 vessels and transports cargo between the nations.
The new build will make trading cargo much more efficient - and will compliment Saudi Arabia's megalomaniac NEOM project.
The jaw-dropping bridge will connect Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with the Arab Kingdom, crossing the Straits of Tiran.
Ras Hamid in Saudi Arabia will be linked to the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt.
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi previously suggested naming the structure "King Salman bin Abdulaziz Bridge" in 2016.
But it has been dubbed the "Moses Bridge" for its iconic location.
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It is hoped that the project will create thousands of jobs on each side of the sea.
The bridge will also provide an alternative pilgrimage route, and is expected to hold over a million travellers per year.
The idea for a Red Sea bridge linking the two countries has been proposed several times before but has always failed to become a reality.
Floated ideas for the revolutionary structure date back to 1988.
A slew of delays for the Saudi-Egypt bridge has also plagued its long-running history.
The completed plans come as a separate bridge is also being planned over the Red Sea, spanning 20 miles and being headed by Osama Bin Laden's brother.
The structure, dubbed the 'Bridge of the Horns', is expected to be a combination of causeway and suspension bridge with four piers.
It also comes as Saudi Arabia continues to struggle with its groundbreaking $500billoin megacity project.
The Middle Eastern nation's NEOM project - which would see a high-tech utopia built from scratch near the country's border with Jordan - has long been cursed.
One former employee shared their story of working at the gigaproject with The Sun, shedding light on the atrocities taking place behind NEOM's doors.