Aswan is preparing to open the axis of the replacement of the reservoir, which is a new lifeline for urbanization and development on the territory of the capital of the African economy.
1- The axis of Aswan Reservoir Replacement is an important development and cultural change on the territory of Aswan city.
2- The project aims to reduce traffic pressure on the Aswan High Dam.
3- The Ministry of Transportation is implementing the Aswan Reservoir Replacement Axis Project.
4- The axis is 5.4 km long and 29 meters wide.
5- It includes three traffic lanes for each direction and the axis includes 2 bridges and a tunnel.
6- Its total cost reached about one billion and 700 thousand pounds.
7- The opening is expected with the advent of the new year 2023.
8- The axis is considered an alternative to the movement of cars on the body of the first Aswan dam, inaugurated in 1902.
9- The axis is implemented within the transverse axes of the Nile, which the political leadership has directed to implement to reduce the distances between the Nile axes, so that the crossing opportunities between the east and west of the Nile reach 25 kilometers.
10- The axis also serves development projects and new urban communities.
11- It helps to connect the east and west of the Nile and facilitate traffic.
12- It also helps to facilitate the movement of international trade between Egypt and African countries.
13- The axis will extend to the west to connect with Aswan railway station for electric express, while increasing the efficiency of the road connecting the east of the axis and connecting the Aswan-Branis road.
14- The axis also connects the road connecting Aswan / Berenice Road to the Western Desert Road “Cairo – Aswan”.
15- The axis crosses the Nile River and the western agricultural road “Cairo – Aswan” and the connection is on the Aswan / Abu Simbel road.
