Giza Plateau Goes All Electric
Zahi is putting an end to this with the construction of a new road around Giza. Cars and tour buses will no longer be allowed on site and will be replaced by electirc cars, perhaps with the help of the Sun-god Re himself.
Dr Hawass writes on his blog:
In order to eliminate the automobile traffic in Giza and the damage it does to the site, a new road is being constructed around the outside of the site. Two new entrances to the site are being built, where the cars and tour buses will park outside, and visitors will take new electric cars up to the monuments. One new entrance, off the Fayum Road, will be used by tourists and private vehicles. We are building a visitor center there, where people can learn about the pyramids before entering the site. Another entrance will be used by students and school groups, which will have an education center aimed at young people. Here the schoolchildren can learn about the history of Giza and experience the history of the site before seeing the monuments in person.
Each visitor center will have parking spaces for vehicles, so that all vehicles but the electric cars will be kept outside the site. From the visitor centers, electric cars will take the new roads to the monuments, making the site more pedestrian friendly, and enhancing the visit, as there will no longer be cars and buses coming through the middle of the site.
Read the full story: Site Management at Giza
At the Side of Khafre photo by David Paul used with permission.
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