Siemens consortium lands Suez Canal tunnels project work
CAIRO, December 7, 2020 Siemens said its consortium has been awarded a contract by Egyptian government to provide the command control and communication systems for Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel 2, a transportation link beneath the Suez Canal that will ease movement between cities in the South of Sinai and the rest of the country. The two-lane Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel 2 is 4.25 km long and 11 m in diameter. The project, which is expected to be completed within a year, is part of a broader plan to spur economic development in the Sinai Peninsula and fits into Egypt’s ambition to transform its road and traffic network into a smart digital system.