Port Said Tunnel (3rd July Tunnel)

The new tunnel system is an engineering miracle in which the Egyptians raced against time. It reflected the ability of Egyptians of challenging the impossible to make an integrated system that takes into account the highest safety standards. It has service areas with the highest international standards.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi went on a tour of inspection during which he passed by the 3rd July Tunnel from the west to the east on the land of Sinai, marking the opening of the Port Said tunnels and making them enter into force.

The tunnel consists of two car tunnels, one of which is for those arriving from Port Said and heading to Sinai and the other is for those who are coming from the opposite direction. The aim is to connect Sinai and the east of the canal to the valley and the Delta, facilitate the movement of individuals and goods to and from Sinai and achieve the desired development for that region in parallel with the development in Sinai and the canal region.

Digging the tunnels project in East Port Said started in May 2015. The workers managed to successfully do their work using the giant tunnel digging machine after the careful operations that were carried out to treat hard clay soils in the region. These tunnels are one of the largest in the region.

This is in addition to the establishment of panel walls for the entrances and exits of those tunnels (195 thousand cubic meters). Bridges and roads were also established to connect the tunnels with the existing road network in the region. A factory producing concrete rings lining the tunnel body and equipment was also made.