Suez canal overhead bridge to open in October

Ismailia Governor Major-General Fuad Saad Eddin said that the bridge over the Suez Canal, which will open during celebrations of the October victory, is a symbol of cooperation between Egypt and Japan to be witnessed by ships from various 'parts of the world which will transit the waterway.

In press statements Wednesday, the governor said that the giant bridge cost 650 million.

The Japanese government bears, about 60 per cent of the total cost as a grant to Egypt.

It is 3100 meters long and 20 meters wide and is 70 meters above the Suez Canal.

There is a 404-metre navigation opening. It was built in three and a half years of continued work 24 hours a day.

The bridge will contribute to the development of Sinai. It is one of the main axes to link Sinai with the valley in addition to the Firdan railway bridge and the Ismailia-Rafah line.