Egypt imposes total closure of Regional Ring Road for a week

The government has decided to impose a “temporary total closure” for traffic coming from the intersection of the Regional Ring Road with the Alexandria Desert Road, up to the intersection of the Regional Ring Road with the Suez Desert Road, for one week starting at six am on Tuesday.

The Regional Ring Road has become the site of several accidents, such as one that took the lives of 19 people in Monufiya, and 10 others on Saturday at Giza, in the course of two weeks.

The decision aims to strengthen and improve traffic control and safety measures for temporary diversions, maintain them, and increase the installation of road signs, warning signs, and speed limiters.

Traffic density distribution on alternative roads will be reviewed at the beginning of the closure week.

The technical committee, comprised of representatives from the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Interior, as well as consultants and experts, began its work on Sunday.