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Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel

West entry to the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel
Overview
Location	Suez Canal
Start	Sinai Peninsula
End	Suez
Operation
Constructed	Tarmac Construction
Opened	1981
Reopened	1992
Technical
Length	1.63 km (1.01 mi)
No. of lanes	2

The Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel is a 1.63-kilometre-long (1.01 mi) car tunnel under the Suez Canal at Shallufa. The tunnel is named after Ahmed Hamdi, an Egyptian engineer and general killed in action during the October 1973 War. It has two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, and it connects the Asian Sinai Peninsula to the town of Suez on the African mainland.

Construction

It was originally constructed as a shield tunnel by Tarmac Construction in November 1981. In 1992, the Japanese government granted aid to a project aimed at rehabilitating the tunnel which had developed leaks. It is 1.63 kilometres (1.01 mi) long and has an outside diameter of 11.6 metres (38 ft). The tunnel reaches a maximum depth of 51 metres (167 ft) below ground level.

Significant developments in the region

The tunnel was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, including other projects such as the Suez Canal overhead line crossing (completed in 1998), the El Ferdan Railway Bridge, and the Suez Canal Bridge (completed in 2001).

See also

• Trans-African Highway network

References

1. Cory, William (2010). Fans and Ventilation: A Practical Guide. Elsevier. p. 18. ISBN 9780080531588. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. "From the Suez Canal to the A9.pdf". Highway Engineer. November 1981. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
3. "Rehabilitation of the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal". Nippon Civic Consulting. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
4. "Transportation: Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal". ACE Consulting Engineers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
5. "Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal". ACE Consulting Engineers. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links

• Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel

30°5′33″N 32°34′16″E / 30.09250°N 32.57111°E / 30.09250; 32.57111 (Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel)

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