Trucks banned from Cairo's main streets during daytime hours

Cairo’s Central Traffic Department (CTA) announced Saturday that trucks won’t be allowed in the capital’s main streets during daytime hours, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.

The move is intended to ease traffic jams, for which Cairo is renowned.

Cairo’s CTA will start street campaigns and use mobile microphones to alert truck drivers to the new decision. Checkpoints will be set up on major streets and bridges to prevent the passage of trucks.

Checkpoints will also apprehend truck drivers violating the ruling, allowing for legal action against them.