President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on May 5 a total of 12 mega national projects, connecting Sinai to the Nile Delta, a step which comes under the country’s pursued Sinai Peninsula development project, Invest-Gate reports.

The new developments include four tunnels in North Ismailia and Port Said, in addition to three floating bridges, two of which are in Sarabium Zone in Ismailia and another one named “Martyr Ahmed Omar Shabrawi Bridge” in Suez. All projects are aimed at easing the crossing from and to Sinai, according to a recently released presidential statement.

Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said two of the four tunnels are located in North Ismailia and are executed under the Suez Canal. They are deemed the biggest in the history of Egypt and worldwide, in terms of lengths and diameters, the workload, and the record time for execution. He added that each tunnel will accommodate the crossing of 50,000 vehicles daily.

Addressing a ceremony for the projects’ inauguration, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly confirmed that the two tunnels, dubbed “Tahya Misr Tunnels,” are each 5,820 meters in length and were developed at a total cost of EGP 11.5 bn, he said in a ministerial statement on May 5.

Other infrastructure projects inaugurated by President Sisi include Tahya Misr Road, which links between Ismailia-Port Said Road and Tahya Misr Tunnels. The road has a length of 4.5 kilometers, a width of 26 meters, and consists of three lanes, Madbouly revealed.

Another project is Tahya Misr Bridge, which has been constructed to connect Tahya Misr Road with Ismailia-Port Said Road. The bridge is 1,200 meters long and has a width of 30 meters, comprising three lanes in each direction.

“A plan to develop Sinai and Suez Canal region is part of a comprehensive vision drawn up by the political leadership for the country’s sustainable development, lasting till the middle of this century,” Madbouly was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, President Sisi also inaugurated a community club, called “Narges,” in New Ismailia, in addition to “New Social Ismailia Club,” which consists of a social building, a swimming pool complex, two football fields, two acrylic tennis court, two modern pentathlon courts, two multi-purpose acrylic courts, two blue multi-purpose acrylic courts, to name a few.

Located east of the New Suez Canal, New Ismailia is established over 2,828 acres and encompasses a total of 52,642 residential units to accommodate 250,000 people. All utility networks have been finalized during the first and second phases of the new city’s project, while work is underway to complete its third phase, according to the statement.

Back in April 2018, Egypt has embarked on an ambitious Sinai Peninsula development plan, which is set to be completed by 2022 at a cost of EGP 275 bn, as part of efforts to fight off terrorism in the northern edge of the peninsula.