Sisi Attends Conclusion of Drilling at Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel II

On Wednesday, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attended the the conclusion of drilling works at the Suez Canal’s Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel II, scheduled to be opened on June 2021.

The president also inaugurated a number of new national projects east of the Suez Canal in celebration of Sinai Liberation Day, which lies on April 25th.

The tunnel comes as part of five tunnels in the seaport city, within the framework of Egypt’s 2020 vision.

During the inauguration ceremony, El Sisi said, “Now we are about to complete five tunnels drilled by Egyptian hands,” noting, "All work sites are secured well in coordination between the health and defense ministries, as well as companies to ensure the safety of workers."

"The inaugurated tunnel has two lanes with a length of 4,250 kilometers and a diameter of 11 meters," Chairman of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Ehab El-Faar said, during the opening ceremony.

As many as 5,000 workers and engineers took part in the construction, process, Faar noted.

In 2019, the president inaugurated four new tunnels passing under the Suez Canal. He inaugurated in Port Said the two 3rd of July tunnels in November, each for one direction of traffic, linking Port Said with Sinai.

The inauguration of the 3rd July tunnels came seven months after the opening of Ismailia's two tunnels passing under the Suez Canal.

According to Arab Contractors Company, one of the 3rd July tunnels' construction companies, the tunnels facilitate the movement of inpiduals and goods to and from Sinai, and aims to create the desired development for that region in parallel with the development currently taking place in Sinai and the canal area.