The final bridge The story of 6 October is that of both a bridge and a city, writes Tarek Atia . Every day, by the thousands, and perhaps millions, we soar over Cairo on a vast highway, half way up to the sky. Those are some of the numbers for the ninth and final phase of 6 October Bridge, set to open in late June. The city itself has been compared to a room, constantly needing to accommodate more children. Thus the buildings and bridges continue to rise, infinite bunk beds in a finite space.
Traffic is, in the biological sense, the father of the bridge.
The city is its mother, tolerating the pain to give birth to the child. This is especially evident during a massive traffic jam not 100m from the Arab Contractors' office in Abbasiya. The drivers of all the cars gridlocked at this traffic light for the past half hour or more are all resigned to their fate. No one is that angry. On the other hand, perhaps many are optimistic, for around us is evidence that someone up there is very concerned with our dilemma.