Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ordered the government to prepare a study to ease traffic in densely populated areas in Giza governorate.
It came during the inauguration of a number of housing and road projects in Greater Cairo on Wednesday, Al-Sisi said that the Kerdasa, Nahya, and Boulaq Al-Dakrour areas, which have densely populated streets, do not exceed one or two traffic lanes, which necessitates the re-planning of roads and traffic axes in order to facilitate the movement of citizens in those areas.
This is in order to establish longitudinal and transverse axes in these areas, said Al-Sisi, adding that “the state is exerting great efforts to achieve a good flow of traffic in all governorates.”
The president stressed that the development of roads and axes in Giza is no less important than in eastern Cairo, directing the government to work on facilitating traffic movement in the governorate.
“We are talking about an area inhabited by a very large number of residents. Is it possible to establish one or two main longitudinal and transverse axes to provide for the establishment of a square and create traffic in that area?” Al-Sisi said in reference to Kerdasa.
“I know the size of the housing units in these neighbourhoods — such as Kerdasa, Nahya, and Boulaq — and the roads there are simple and include only one or two lanes, and I want to give the citizen in Boulaq or Kerdasa a chance to move freely.”
The president further pointed out that it is unreasonable that the separation between one house and another should be 5 to 6 metres, or 10 to 20 metres, saying that this matter needs to be studied.
In order to get this done, the president mentioned that more removals of houses should be done as well, stressing that citizens will be compensated for any removal that takes place to serve public interest.