According to sources at the Transport Ministry, a conflict over jurisdiction has delayed the Nile Taxi project that the ministry had put forward at the Sharm el-Sheikh conference to be implemented in 15 governorates in order to alleviate traffic jams, causing investors to decline submitting offers for the project.
The initial study of the project showed that the river can accommodate 100,000 passengers a day, thereby reducing the number of cars driving to the center of Cairo by 2,000, pointing out that the journey from Helwan to Zamalek takes 15 minutes, compared to 90 minutes by any other means of transportation.
The study suggested three types of Nile taxis, namely a shuttle taxi that takes 30 passengers, a clipper taxi that is more luxurious and takes 11 passengers and a limousine taxi that takes four passengers.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
