With regard to the development projects which Al-Sisi said he will adopt, the report said that the Development Corridor project is estimated to cost over $140bn over the next 10 years. The project, originally designed by Egyptian scientist Farouk El-Baz proposes a superhighway west of the Nile from the Mediterranean Sea to Lake Nasser. It is expected to create new opportunities in the agriculture, industrial, trade, new communities and tourism sectors.