Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the fourth phase of the Cairo Metro Line 3, on Sunday, with several ministers and high-level officials in attendance.

The new Metro phase serves as a link between the New Administrative Capital (NAC) and the rest of the country.

During the inauguration, Al-Sisi highlighted the extensive work currently underway on Egypt’s road systems, as a means of improving transportation across the country.

The President said, “We seek to provide an outstanding service to citizens through developing the country’s road systems.”

“We wish to do something good for the country and its people, and to help them move easily on the roads,” Al-Sisi said. “We will also improve trade movement and the routes that trade traffic moves along, so that agricultural crops can be properly accessed, whilst protecting them from damage.”

Al-Sisi noted that construction violations only stall the development of Egypt’s road projects.

During the event, Minister of Transportation Kamel El-Wazir briefed President Al-Sisi on the accomplishments made by Egypt’s transportation sector between June 2014 and June 2020. He said that 7,000 km of roads have been developed during this time period, at a cost of EGP 175bn.

Also speaking at the event, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly added to El-Wazir’s remarks, noting that the average annual distance of road implemented in Egypt has increased from 270 km to 1,150 km. He also indicated that about 7,000 km of road systems have been constructed across Egypt.

Madbouly indicated that there has been a clear indication that attention needs to be paid to the quality of Egypt’s roads and raise their efficiency.

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