EGYPT’S MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECT ON-GOING MONORAIL PROJECT TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL

EGYPT’S MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECT ON-GOING MONORAIL PROJECT TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL

Egypt’s Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir on Saturday inspected work being done on the al-Salam/Administrative Capital/10th of Ramadan monorail, which is scheduled to start operating in October. Wazir met with engineers, workers and technicians, and conveyed to them President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s congratulations for Labor Day. He stressed on the importance of working around the clock to get the project done by schedule and to the utmost quality. These trains are expected to contribute to…

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THE ABANDONED RIVERS MONORAIL: A WASTED PROJECT

THE ABANDONED RIVERS MONORAIL: A WASTED PROJECT

A project which would have been the first of its kind in Africa upon its completion has turned out to be another case of abandoned project in our beloved country Nigeria.  Rivers state and its residents all envisioned a return to its former glory as the Garden city, when the Rivers state monorail project was announced in 2011; although there were a few who had concerns about implementation, efficiency, prioritisation, transparency and appropriateness of the…

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