French VINCI-led consortium bids to construct Cairo Metro’s Line 3 airport route

A French consortium led by France’s VINCI has officially presented its bid in a tender to construct the third part of Cairo Metro Line 3’s Phase 4, which links the Heliopolis area to the Cairo International Airport, Youm7 reports. The 6.65 km line will cost EUR 300 mn, whose construction will be financed by a French loan. Tarek Abu El Wafa, head of the National Authority for Tunnels’ (NAT) planning department, noted that the authority is pushing for the project to be completed within three years, instead of the originally expected five. A final decision will be made on VINCI’s proposed offer by the end of the year.