Cairo: Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir inspected the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) project on the Shubra-Banha highway, which is implemented by Elsewedy Electric as part of the urgent phase of development across the national road network.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the visit is part of ongoing efforts to monitor major service projects nationwide aimed at improving mobility, facilitating travel, and enhancing road safety. The project is part of a broader package covering seven strategic roads, including the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Cairo-Ismailia-Port Said Desert Road, Cairo-Ain Sokhna, Cairo-Suez, the Regional Ring Road, and the Ring Road around Greater Cairo.

During the tour, El-Wazir reviewed progress on-site, including the system's infrastructure, such as equipment installed on metal gantries and poles, designed to monitor and collect real-time traffic data. The minister was briefed by the executing company outlining the system's main components, including operation and technical support centers, traffic management units, and a central data center equipped with applications, servers, and digital storage systems.

The system is fully powered by renewable energy, relying on solar power as part of Egypt's broader transition toward green energy. Wazir stressed the importance of accelerating implementation and linking the system to the state's main control center. He emphasized that the project will help reduce road accidents, improve safety standards, enhance emergency response, enable accurate violation detection, shorten travel times, and ensure smoother traffic flow across key highways.