New Suez Canal: Digging Pace Will Be Increased (UPDATE)

Eight million cubic meters have been dug in the New Suez Canal project so far, the Armed Forces said in a statement.

“The digging pace will be increased after the rest of the digging equipment get into action,” the statement said.

Forty-two companies and two battalions are taking part in the project, it indicated.

The new project aims to build a new canal parallel to the current one, with a total length of 72 kilometers.

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Press Release, August 18, 2014