The Wadi al-Natroun-Alamein road will reopen next week in the Cairo direction after construction on the toll gates are completed, the Transport Ministry said Tuesday.
Ministry spokesperson Ayman al-Sheraie said the road is 8 meters wide,135-km long and divided into three lanes.
He set the total cost of the renovations at LE1.920 billion, including upgrades, toll gates and the addition of a third lane.
Sheraie added that the renovated road will hopefully boost trade between Egypt and Libya, as well as domestic tourism movement between Cairo and the Northern Coast.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
