Cairo - Mubasher: A new 340-kilometer Tunnel Road will shorten the trip from Cairo to Sharm El Sheikh to four hours.

Egyptian President Abel Fattah El-Sisi visited the new road’s construction site on Thursday.

Construction are supervised and carried out by the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, as well as Arab Contractors and Orascom, with investments totalling around EGP 3.5 billion.

The new road will pass by a number of major cities across North Sinai including major tourist attractions Ras Sidr, and El Tor.