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Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel

Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel underneath the Suez Canal in Egypt.

General Information

Structural Type: Tunnel
Function / usage: Road tunnel
Completed in: 1980
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Suez, Egypt, Africa
Underneath of
  • Suez Canal

Technical Information

Dimensions

tunnel length 1 500 m

Chronology

1992

Leaks in the tunnel due to the aggressiveness of the salt water in the canal, the tunnel is repaired while being kept open for traffic.

Notes

First direct road link between the African continent and the Sinai peninsula.

Participants

Repairs (1992)

Contractor

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0013519
Created: 27/09/2004
Last Updated: 05/03/2013