Egypt’s state-run construction company, Arab Contractors, would finish the maintenance works on Qasr al-Nil Bridge within the next two weeks , Ahmed Taymour deputy Cairo governor said Saturday.
The works on Qasr al-Nil Bridge are among other maintenance projects to be carried by the Arab Contractors during the upcoming phase.
The Qasr al-Nil Bridge (originally named Khedive Ismail Bridge), also commonly spelled Kasr el Nil Bridge, is a historic structure dating to 1931 and replaced the first bridge to span the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt. It connects Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to the modern Cairo Opera complex toward the southern end of Gezira Island.
The Arab Contractors is an Egyptian construction and contracting company established in 1955 by Osman Ahmed Osman, an Egyptian entrepreneur and politician who served as Egypt’s Housing Minister under Sadat’s presidency.
The company helped in constructing the Aswan Dam and helped during the 1973 war. It is responsible for many government buildings in Egypt. The company also owns a football club, El Mokawloon SC that plays in the Egyptian League.
Today, The Arab Contractors remain one of the largest Egyptian corporations, having taken part in building the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
