Suez Canal Inauguration Platform project

About the Project

The New Suez Canal Project is one of the most significant national projects of modern times, aimed at alleviating the issue of waiting convoys in the Bitter Lakes area, allowing for the accommodation of mega-ships and increasing canal revenue. The new canal was inaugurated on August 6, 2015. Geos undertook the earth retention works along the eastern platform of the canal, which includes the following scope of work: 1- A retaining wall measuring 750 meters in length and 21 meters in height, divided into three tiers. 2-Each tier is 7 meters high, with each tier supporting the one above it. 3-Construction of an entrance and exit ramp for vehicles to access the inauguration platform. 4-Landscaping between the tiers for the wall facade and the platform where the president’s speech was delivered. 5- The retaining wall works included over 10,000 square meters of Keystone blocks and more than 100,000 square meters of soil reinforcement mesh.

Project Info

OWNER: Military Engineers Authority

GENERAL CONTRUCTOR: Geos for trading and contracting

PROJECT DURATION: 3 months

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