News

Egypt’s New Rod-Al Farag Axis Bridge Receives Guinness World Record Certificate

Egypt’s New Rod-Al Farag Axis Bridge Receives Guinness World Record Certificate

 

Source: Guinness World Record’s Facebook

Guinness World Records handed a certificate to the new Rod Al Farag Axis Bridge in Egypt for being the widest cable-stayed bridge, which measures 67.3 m (220 ft 9.6 in) wide.

It was designed and constructed by The Arab Contractors in Egypt and was officially inaugurated on 15 May 2019.⁣

Regional Director for the Guinness World Records in the Middle East and North Africa region Talal Omar presented the certificate to Mohamed Mohsen Salah, President and CEO of Arab Contractors company.

Rod El-Farag Axis links areas in northern and eastern Cairo with western Cairo in order ease traffic levels in the centre of the city.

President Abdel Fatah El Sisi attended Wednesday the opening of Rod el Farag Axis Bridge, noting that “Egypt is seeking to carry out public projects in the shortest possible time to save money and effort.”

Source: Guinness World Records’ Facebook

“The basic cost of this project reached 170 billion Egyptian pounds (9.94 billion U.S. dollars),” said Ihab Alphar, chairman of the AFEA.

The bridge was built by around 4,000 engineers, technicians, and workers.

A day before its inauguration, it was reported that the Arab Contractors Company requested that Egypt’s Rod al-Farag Axis Bridge be registered as the widest suspension bridge in the world on the Guinness World Records.

 

Explosion Reported Near Grand Egyptian Museum
'Direxiona': Egyptian Platform for Female Driving Instructors Wins First Prize in AFD Competition

Subscribe to our newsletter


News

More in News

World Bank and Egypt Agree on a New $7 Billion Five-Year Plan to Support Egypt’s Development

Egyptian Streets23 March 2023

Egyptian Court Denies Adoptive Family Custody of ‘Baby Shenouda’, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

Egyptian Streets19 March 2023

Khaled El-Balshy Elected as Head of Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate

Farah Rafik18 March 2023

Egypt’s Giza and Saqqara Among 2023 World’s Greatest Places: TIME

Egyptian Streets17 March 2023

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities: Egypt Recorded 11.7 Million Tourists in 2022

Dina Khadr16 March 2023

By 2024, Egyptians May Be Required to Speak French by Law

Dina Khadr15 March 2023

Egypt to Provide EGP 1,000 Annually for Egyptian Women to Curb Population Growth

Egyptian Streets15 March 2023

RiseUp Summit’s 10th Edition at the Grand Egyptian Museum: What You Need to Know

Farah Rafik14 March 2023