The Transport Ministry expects to break ground on the first phase of Cairo Metro Line 4 in 1Q2018, an unnamed ministry source tells Al Shorouk. The process of preparing Haram Street for digging to begin will take two more months to complete, the source says. The ministry is also closing in on a final agreement with a Japanese contracting company to develop the metro line, after having launched a tender in April. Phase 1 stretches over 19 km from 6 October to Fustat and will include 17 stations, officials had previously announced. The project will be funded by a USD 1.2 bn loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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