Moroccan Highways

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• Morocco Accelerates Highway Expansion During Low Traffic Period
  22 April 2020, by Ginette

  Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) is taking advantage of the confinement period, where traffic is fluid, to accelerate the construction and maintenance of highway infrastructure.
  This involves the widening of the lanes of the Casablanca-Berrechid and Casablanca bypass highways. The railway bridge of the Casablanca-Berrechid highway will also be restored. On this site, "ADM has taken advantage of the drop in traffic to be able to carry out the very complex transport of the metal elements of one of (…)

• Morocco’s Highway Authority to Deploy Innovative Bridge Installation Technique
  10 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  In order to carry out this operation, Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) intends to use, for the first time in Morocco, an innovative technology to lift, move and install the new bridge, which has been prefabricated in advance outside the highway.
  This unprecedented technique will reduce the duration of the suspension of traffic on the highway, from about 10 days to just a few hours, the time necessary for the transfer of the railway bridge to its final installation location.
  Faced with the (…)

• New Bridge to Ease Traffic on Rabat-Casablanca Highway
  6 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  To improve traffic flow and reduce congestion, the construction of a 50 million DH bridge is planned at the Témara / Rabat-Casablanca highway level.
  According to the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, this project aims to improve and streamline traffic on the Témara and Harhoura highway, while offering users better quality of service.
  The minister, who came to check on the progress of the work, noted the importance of this project in view of the (…)

• Morocco Continues Highway Construction Projects Despite COVID-19 Challenges
  5 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  A visit to the construction sites of the National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) on the Casablanca-Berrechid section was conducted on Wednesday by the Minister of Equipment. This tour aims to take stock of the progress of the work.
  At the end of this visit, the supervising minister praised ADM’s dynamism. The state of health emergency decreed did not prevent it from maintaining the pace of the work. Better, this construction work was also carried out in compliance with health (…)

• Moroccan Truckers Threaten Highway Blockade Over Toll Hike
  13 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  To their great surprise, road hauliers who were expecting preferential night-time pricing on motorways learned that the management of Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) has increased the rates through the elimination of the "prepaid card". A card that offered them a 10% discount at toll booths.
  Transport and logistics professionals are angry with ADM and threaten to block the motorways. And for good reason, the elimination of the 10% tariff reduction authorized by the "prepaid card" for at least (…)

• Morocco’s Highway Operator Seeks Government Bailout Amid COVID-19 Financial Strain
  2 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  The health crisis related to the coronavirus has had a negative impact on Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) to the point that the company needs state aid to pay off its debt. Both the company’s annual cash flow is suffering.
  "What is structurally important for ADM is not the loss of turnover, but above all the commitment to honor the debt service which weighs heavily on the annual cash flow. Knowing that the debt service is the largest cash outflow (3.6 billion DH for 2020 and 3.1 billion DH for (…)

• Morocco’s Highway Authority Warns of Heavy Traffic as Vacation Season Begins
  8 July 2020, by Ginette

  Vacations in Morocco are starting in a few days, and caution must be exercised, according to the National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM). Information and other information on the current state of traffic can be obtained by consulting the ADM-Trafic application.
  According to the recommendations made by ADM to its customers, peak hours on the motorway routes near seaside resorts should be avoided, especially "between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM in the middle of the week", and "between 5:00 PM (…)

• Traffic Chaos on Moroccan Highways as Cities Close: 17 Accidents Reported
  29 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  The decision of the Ministries of Health and the Interior to close eight cities in Morocco has led to a massive traffic jam on the highway network. As a result, 17 accidents were recorded on the night of Sunday, July 26.
  These accidents are to be deplored due to the fear of individuals of finding themselves alone and far from their families, reports Telquel. By rushing onto the highways, they have accentuated these monstrous traffic jams. According to the same source, these accidents were (…)

• Morocco’s Highway Operator Raises $220 Million in Oversubscribed Bond Issue
  6 August 2020, by Bladi.net

  Autoroutes du Maroc has launched a bond issue of 2.2 billion DH in the form of a bond loan. This operation, launched a few days ago, was closed with a demand of 4.17 billion DH.
  In a recent communication, the operator indicated that the operation was subscribed 1.9 times and closed with a demand exceeding 4 billion DH. As for the Société nationale des autoroutes du Maroc, it thanked all the institutional investors for the interest and confidence they have shown in ADM’s securities and for (…)

• Morocco Plans Merger of National Railway and Highway Companies Amid Economic Challenges
  6 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  According to statements by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, Mohammed Benchaâboun, the plan could include a merger of the National Railway Office (ONCF) and the motorway company ADM into a single entity.
  The health crisis could cause the country’s economy to decline by 5% this year, resulting in a budget deficit of around 7.5% of GDP and a Treasury debt of 75.3% of GDP. Based on these forecasts, the government intends to anticipate a likely recession through the (…)