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  • Alstom Wins $142 Million Contract for 66 New Trams in Casablanca
    7 November 2020, by Bladi.net

    Casa Transports has awarded Alstom a new 130 million euro contract for the supply of 66 Citadis X05 tramways with an option for 22 additional tramways for the future lines 3 and 4.
    The opening of these lines is announced for the end of 2023, we are informed. The trains will be assembled this time in Barcelona. Alstom will be accompanied in this project by several local suppliers in Morocco. If the Alstom plant in Fez is selected to deliver the electrical cabinets and cable harnesses, the (…)

  • Morocco Unveils Africa’s Longest Suspension Bridge to Ease Casablanca Traffic
    23 March 2023, by Ginette

    Relief for users of Mohammed VI Boulevard in Casablanca. The authorities have announced the commissioning of the longest suspension bridge in Africa to reduce the daily traffic jams that are accentuated, especially during the month of Ramadan.
    Over 1.5 kilometers long, the suspension bridge on Mohammed VI Avenue is the longest one can find on the African continent. Located at the intersection of Al Qods, Idris Al Harthi, Dakhla and Amgala Avenues, it will help reduce the traffic jams (…)

  • Casablanca Tramway Increases Service Frequency During Morocco’s Lockdown
    30 March 2020, by Sylvanus

    The frequencies of the Casablanca tramway will be reinforced from this Monday, March 30 during certain time slots during this confinement period.
    "On March 20, the state of health emergency and confinement were declared throughout the kingdom. As a result, the frequencies on the Casablanca tramway network had been adapted the next day, Saturday March 21, with a tram every 15 minutes on each of the two lines from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m," says a joint press release from Casa Transports and RATP (…)

  • Casablanca Resumes Major Transit Expansion with New Tram and Bus Line Tenders
    12 May 2020, by Ginette

    After a few weeks of freezing, the SDL in charge of mobility in Casablanca, signs its return by launching a series of tenders related to lines 3 and 4 of the tramway and the 2 lines in BHNS (high-level bus service) mode. These are decisive contracts that will mark the start of the work on the lines.
    Following the preliminary work which concerned "the relocation of underground water, electricity and telecommunications networks as well as the transplantation of trees located on the future (…)

  • French and Spanish Giants Compete for $200 Million Casablanca Tramway Contract
    26 September 2020, by Ginette

    Casa-Transports will unveil the name of the supplier of the future lines 3 and 4 of the Casablanca tramway in a few days. This is a major contract estimated at 2 billion DH.
    Two bidders have been shortlisted by the SDL Casa-Transports. These are, according to l’Économiste, the French group Alstom and the Spanish group CAF, whose offers are currently being studied by the transport company. A total of 88 trainsets will be supplied for the lines by the chosen provider. But the daily thinks (…)

  • Casablanca Expands Public Transit: Secures Funding for Tramway Extension
    5 November 2020, by Bladi.net
  • Casablanca Plans Six New Parking Structures in Public-Private Partnership
    13 December 2020, by Ginette

    The city of Casablanca is preparing to launch a call for projects for the construction of six new car parks. These are projects to be carried out as part of the public-private partnership (PPP).
    The project to build these six car parks, for which the call for expressions of interest is still being prepared, will be done in collaboration with Casa Transport. These will be car parks to be built on the sites of Ben Barka, Place 20 août, Ibn Tofail, Zénith, Place Mohammed Abdou and Place (…)

  • Casablanca Expands Public Transit: Construction Begins on Two New Tram Lines
    23 February 2021, by Ginette

    The launch will take place on 7 sections, and the work must be carried out over a period of 8 months for each section. According to the project owner, it will take until the end of 2023 to hope for the completion of the work. Casa Transport reassures about its commitment to ensuring the execution of the work within the set deadlines.
    For the safety of road users and to avoid traffic jams on the various roads concerned, it is planned to maintain traffic on all the axes, but with a reduction (…)

  • Casablanca to Launch Electric Double-Decker Buses in 2021, Boosting Green Transit
    10 December 2020, by Kamal

    A new fleet of high-end buses will be put into circulation in Casablanca starting in mid-2021. An environmentally friendly mode of transport, the double-decker electric buses will run every 10 minutes.
    The vice-president of the Casablanca city council, Abdelmalek Lakhili, said that "these new buses will be an environmentally friendly mode of transport as they will have electric batteries. They will contribute to the fight against pollution."
    Pending the implementation of the necessary (…)

  • Historic Lincoln Hotel Collapse Disrupts Casablanca Tramway Service
    18 December 2020, by Bladi.net, Kamal

    Part of the ruins of the Lincoln Hotel collapsed on Friday, December 18, 2020, near the Tramway passage. To ensure the safety of the population, traffic on Tramway Line 1 has been interrupted.
    This building, classified as heritage a few years ago, is now only a vestige of the past. It also represents a permanent danger for the surrounding populations, especially for the Tramway passengers, whose platform is already receiving some falling stones.
    "Major disruption on line T1! (...) only (…)