Economic importance of the transport sector:
Transportation networks of all kinds are the arteries of economic life, through which production centers and consumption markets are linked, and production sites are able to obtain their requirements of raw materials and operating requirements. Therefore, the output of this sector represents an important input of production in many commodity and service sectors, such as trade and extractive and manufacturing sectors, hence the importance of improving the efficiency of this sector and improving its productivity due to its positive effects on the performance of other economic sectors, their competitiveness and market access.
The transport sector indicators have become one of the main indicators indicating the degree of economic and social progress of countries, and the transport sector in Egypt occupies a special importance due to its distinguished geographical location in the middle of transport routes and near the main markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, which represents a strength and prepares it to become It is a major global hub and hub in transport and logistics services, especially in light of the widespread multimodal transport system, and the huge savings it brings.