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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Mehemet Ali is undertaking major infrastructure projects in Egypt, including road improvements from Alexandria to Kahira, a massive bridge at Budschak costing 40 million francs and employing 100,000 men, and widespread building construction, transforming areas like Memnon square in Alexandria.
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The Odessa Journal gives from Alexandria the following:—”Mehemet Ali has vast projects for the benefit of Egypt, He is improving the roads, particularly that from Alexandria to Kahira; and at Budschak, between Delta and Kahira, an enormous bridge is to be built, which is to be 400 toises long, and cost eight millions of piastres, (40 million of francs;) 100,000 men at least will be employed in building it. This extraordinary number of men will be required; for, on account of the flowing of the Nile, scarcely four months will be left to work during the year. Many are afraid that the inundations will destroy what had been previously done; however, the necessary preparations are taking place, and materials are collecting on both sides of the river. Every where buildings are erecting, and the rage for building has extended to every one who has the means. Memnon square, in Alexandria, is now surrounded by splendid houses, built under the direction of talented architects.
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bridge to cost eight million piastres (40 million francs), employ 100,000 men; widespread building including splendid houses in memnon square, alexandria.
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Mehemet Ali is improving roads from Alexandria to Kahira and planning an enormous 400-toise-long bridge at Budschak between Delta and Kahira, to be built with materials collected despite Nile inundation risks and limited four-month work window; buildings are erecting everywhere, including splendid houses around Memnon square in Alexandria under talented architects.