Hurghada's New One-Way Traffic Layout Is Only a One-Month Trial, and the Governor Says It Can Still Change
Red Sea Governor Walid El-Barqi says the reorganised routes from Aka Square into central Hurghada run as an experiment for one month, open to amendment according to what residents and tourists say.
1 October 2026
Hurghada's reorganised traffic routes are a one-month trial, Red Sea Governor Walid El-Barqi has said, and the layout can still be changed if residents and tourists say it is not working.
Radio Masr's Red Sea correspondent Ahmed Saber reported the governor's announcement on the programme "Min Qalb Al-Qahira", as carried by maspero.eg. The plan reorganises traffic from the Aka Square area through to the centre of Hurghada, setting out new routes with the stated aim of cutting build-ups and getting vehicles moving more freely around the square.
Saber said Hurghada has seen a rise in residents, visitors and vehicles over recent years, which has produced congestion at the city's entrances and on its main axes, affecting both the flow of traffic and the appearance of a tourist city.
The governor stressed the scheme is experimental and open to amendment according to the views of citizens and tourists, with traffic monitored across the trial period before any adjustments are made or new solutions put in place.
Hurghada News reported on 30 September that the new layout turns Sakkala, Aka and the Qatari Mosque into a one-way loop from 1 October. What the state broadcaster's report adds is the time limit and the feedback mechanism: none of the new routes is settled yet.
The report does not say where drivers or residents should send their comments, nor what happens at the end of the month if the trial is judged not to have worked.