The Egyptian Cabinet approved Tuesday the final value to complete the second part of the fourth phase of Cairo Metro Third Line estimated at 5.237 billion Egyptian pounds (US$668.6 million). The second part of phase 4 extends with length of 6.36 km and include four stations; Gesr el Suez ,Haykesteb Bridge , the Ring Road ,Ismailia desert road. The Cairo Metro Line 3 extends from Cairo's the northwest district of Imbaba to the northeast nearby the Cairo airport. The line will cross the River Nile twice, once at the western branch between Imbaba and Zamalek Island, and again at the eastern branch between Zamalek and downtown Cairo. The total length of the line is approximately 30.6 km, of which 28.1 km is an underground section. National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded a contract to Orascom Construction Industries and Arab Contractors to build a 6.3km surface section from Nozha 2 to Al-Salam in the 10th City of Ramadan. NAT has signed a contract with Vinci Construction France to implement the fourth phase of Line 3, which will extend the line by 5.1km from Haroun to Nozha 2.
