By Nourhan Magdi, The Cairo Post A major road project is underway in Egypt, with 3,400km of roads planned to be completed by the end of 2015. Some 600 km of the first phase of the National Road Project planned by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has been completed , the head of the General Authority for Roads and Bridges, Adel Tork, told The Cairo Post. “Safety norms are included in the construction of new roads and the maintenance of old ones,” Tork said. The project, announced by Sisi last year, includes building new roads as well as road duplication, aiming to link between developing areas in the country. The first phase will construct 3,400km of roads, of which 1,250 km will be constructed by the General Authority for Roads and Bridges. How can we build safe, efficient roads in Egypt? “First, we should understand what international road design is,” Yousri el-Rouby, the international expert in traffic, rescue and rapid intervention in accidents in the Middle East told The Cairo Post. The traditional design which exists in Egypt “lacks several safety essentials,” Rouby said, adding “We find highways highly illuminated at…
