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Transport plays a great role in the
development of a nation, economically and socially and it is
considered to be a main Base of the growth of any country. So
Egyptian government has paid great attention to the development of
the national transportation sector |
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For transportation development, the
investment has been raised steadily from 11,000 Million EGP in the
first five years plan starting in 1982 to 21,000 Million EGP during
the current five year plan started on 1997. These amounts represent
about 15-20% of the total sum of the governmental expenditure.
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One of the most essential and
beneficial aspects of the transportation sector in Egypt is the
construction of Greater Cairo underground Metro Network
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This project of Underground Metro is
not a newly planned project. It has been a subject of about ten
transportation studies carried out by international consultants from
different countries over the last fifty years. These studies
involved local consultants from the private sector or from the
Egyptian universities.
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These studies show positive results
and indicate that Cairo, likewise other large cities cannot solve
its transport problems depending only on the surface transportation
systems . Cairo needs a high-capacity Metro system to serve its
people and provide a smooth, reliable and fast moving means of
transport.
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These studies produced a variety of
solutions and recommendations to overcome the problems, which
existed at the time of the Study.
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