The government of Egypt is currently constructing a longitudinal traffic axis from Benha to Damietta, which will link the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road with the international coastal road at a length of 120 kilometers.
Inspecting the road project recently the Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir said that the new axis will facilitate the movement of passengers and goods across six governorates i.e. Qalyubia, Sharqiya, Dakahlia, Damietta, Gharbia, and Kafr el-Sheikh, in Lower Egypt and the Delta.
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Noteworthy, the road passes directly through three of the capitals of the six governorates. This capitals are Banha, Mansoura and Damietta.
Scope of the longitudinal traffic axis from Benha to Damietta
The project according to the minister involves an expansion of the road from Banha to Mansoura, construction of a free road east of al-Rayyah al-Tawfiqy at a length of 70 kilometers and a width of four lanes, and expansion of the distance from Mansoura to Damietta by 50 kilometers and two lanes, so that the road will be two lanes in each direction.
It also includes the development and expansion of the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road particularly from Shubra to Alexandria to four lanes in each direction and the construction of ten overhead bridges along the entire traffic axis. These bridges will contribute to the abolition of surface intersections, bringing traffic fluidity on the road, ending traffic jams, preventing overcrowding, and reducing traffic accidents.
