Egypt

The Minister of Local Development congratulates "Arab Contractors" and"Damietta"

Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, congratulated the Arab Contractors Company and Damietta Governorate after the Engineering News Record- ENR global platform announced the Best Global Projects Awards for the year 2024. The Arab Contractors Company – for the fourth year in a row representing the Egyptian state – won two awards and they were as follows : The best international project in the category of restoration projects for the rehabilitation project of the historic Damietta Bridge, which is the project that the Arab Contractors Company implemented for the benefit of Damietta Governorate, and whose inauguration was witnessed by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, last April, accompanied by Dr. Assem Al-Gazzar, Minister of Housing, and Dr. Manal Awad, Governor. The former Damietta, which adopted the idea of ​​establishing the project.

 

 

 

 

The Minister of Local Development extended her sincere congratulations to the Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Arab Contractors Company, and all its employees, for the efforts made in the various projects it is implementing. The company is located in the Egyptian governorates.

 

 

  It is worth noting that the historic Damietta Bridge is considered one of the oldest bridges in the world, as it was built in 1890 on the Nile River in Imbaba. The date of the bridge’s construction is the same as the date of the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, using the same type of equipment and iron. Implementing development and rehabilitation works on the bridge to restore its important role, maximizing the benefit from it as a historical monument registered with the Ministry of Antiquities, and preparing it to be an enlightenment and cultural center for the people of Damietta Governorate.

 

 

 

The Arab Contractors Company also received the Award of Merit for the restoration project of Sayyida Zainab Mosque, may God be pleased with her, which was implemented by the Arab Contractors Company for the benefit of the Ministry of Endowments under the supervision of The Armed Forces Engineering Authority – Military Works Department, was inaugurated by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, last May, accompanied by the Sultan of Bohra in India.

 

 

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