• Site engineers on location in a new twin-tube road tunnel under construction to straddle the Suez Canal in the city of Ismailia, about 127 kms east of the capital Cairo. AFP
    Site engineers on location in a new twin-tube road tunnel under construction to straddle the Suez Canal in the city of Ismailia, about 127 kms east of the capital Cairo. AFP
  • Labourers set up and fix a steel mesh. AFP
    Labourers set up and fix a steel mesh. AFP
  • A construction worker uses a metal saw. AFP
    A construction worker uses a metal saw. AFP
  • A construction worker walks through the entrance of the new twin-tube tunnel. AFP
    A construction worker walks through the entrance of the new twin-tube tunnel. AFP
  • A labourer pours out sand from a bag at the construction site. AFP
    A labourer pours out sand from a bag at the construction site. AFP
  • A labourer stands at the construction site. AFP
    A labourer stands at the construction site. AFP
  • Labourers walk near the entrance to one of the new tunnels. EPA
    Labourers walk near the entrance to one of the new tunnels. EPA
  • A labourer uses a metal cutting machine. EPA
    A labourer uses a metal cutting machine. EPA
  • Labourers walk near the entrance to one of the new tunnels. EPA
    Labourers walk near the entrance to one of the new tunnels. EPA

Egypt gets ready to open new Suez Canal tunnels - in pictures

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will open the new tunnels on October 6, the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War

The National

September 05, 2018

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Work on four new tunnels that run underneath the new and old Suez Canals is almost done.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will open the new tunnels on October 6, local media reported. The date marks the start of Egypt’s war with Israel in 1973.

Engineers said travel times crossing the canal would be cut from hours to around four minutes as vehicles will no longer use ferries or cross the Al Salam bridge about 25 kilometres north of Ismailia.

The New Suez Canal, a 72km shipping lane parallel to the 149-year-old canal, opened in 2015.

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