In August 2015, Egypt inaugurated the 'New Suez Canal' project. What was the primary engineering achievement of this major expansion?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Excavating a parallel 35 km ship channel and deepening existing bypasses
- Step 1: The New Suez Canal project was completed in about a year, between 2014 and 2015. Step 2. It dug a parallel 35 km channel and deepened about 37 km of existing bypasses, allowing ships to pass in both directions at once. Step 3. Average transit time fell from about 18 to about 11 hours. Answer: Excavating a parallel 35 km ship channel and deepening existing bypasses. Why not the others: the canal was not extended to Sudan, is not a drinking reservoir, and no rail tunnel to Saudi Arabia was part of the project.
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