Egypt to soon inaugurate first 230 km of new Cairo-Aswan highway

Egypt will soon inaugurate the first 230-km phase of a new EGP 26 bn, 1150-km Cairo-Aswan highway, head of the Roads and Bridges Administration Hossam Moustafa told Extra News (watch, runtime: 3:58).The first phase passes through Fayoum and stretches nearly 100 km further south, Moustafa said. Work on further phases, including the stretch between Edfu and Aswan, has already started.