Moroccan Highways

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• Morocco Highway Authority Refutes False Rumors of Toll Price Hikes
  11 December 2023, by Said

  The rumor that the toll on Moroccan highways would have increased is false, just indicated Anouar Benazzouz, CEO of the National Motorway Company (ADM).
  In a statement to SNRT, the official formally denied the rumors circulating on social media concerning a alleged increase in toll rates on national highways. These rumors mentioned a significant increase, with in particular an increase of 12 dirhams at the toll plaza of the Rabat-Casablanca highway.
  Benazzouz thus explained that this (…)

• Morocco Secures €246 Million AfDB Funding for Guercif-Nador Highway Project
  18 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  The government of Aziz Akhannouch is working on the realization of the Guercif-Nador highway project. A financing agreement with the AfDB has been concluded in this regard.
  A financing agreement of 246 million euros with the AfDB has been concluded as part of the Guercif-Nador highway project. This project aims to connect the large Nador West Med industrial and port complex to Morocco’s motorway network, but also to strengthen the connectivity of the Oriental region to attract more (…)

• Morocco’s Transport Minister Denies Highway Toll Increase Amid Economic Challenges
  25 December 2023, by Said

  Faced with the growing controversy on social media, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, spoke at the House of Representatives to respond to the alleged increase in toll rates.
  The official stated that no increase in toll rates is currently planned on Moroccan highways, despite the initial plans of 2019. This decision not to raise tariffs takes into account the difficult economic context, marked in particular by the repercussions of the crisis in Ukraine and the drought (…)

• Morocco Approves $210 Million Highway Expansion Plan for 2024
  28 December 2023, by Said

  The budget of Autoroutes du Maroc was voted during the Board of Directors meeting held under the chairmanship of Mr. Nizar BARAKA, Minister of Equipment and Water, on December 19, 2023. Here are the conclusions:
  The budget is mainly based on the following assumptions:
  • A turnover of 3.8 billion Dirhams, up 3% compared to 2023;
  • An Investment budget of 2.1 Billion Dirhams, concerning:
  The continuation of the work on the last two lots of the Casablanca - Berrechid motorway tripling (…)

• Morocco Invests 735 Million Euros in Major Highway Expansion Projects
  29 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  The National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) is active in expanding its network. Part of the budget for the construction of the new highway between Tit Mellil and Berrechid and the continental highway connecting the capital Rabat to the city of Casablanca has been approved.
  ADM is accelerating the Tit Mellil-Berrechid highway and the Rabat-Casablanca continental highway, which will be carried out as part of its three-year investment program of 8.4 billion dirhams (735 million euros). (…)

• Morocco Advances Plans for 60km Casablanca-Rabat Highway to Ease Traffic Congestion
  3 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan government is working to realize the continental highway project to connect Casablanca to Rabat over 60 km and alleviate the foreseeable congestion of the main highway.
  The Ministry of the Interior has decided to open public impact surveys in Cherrat, Aïn Tizgha, Fedalate, Bouznika, Chellalat, Beni Yakhlef, Sidi Moussa Ben Ali and Sidi Moussa El Mejdoub starting January 22, reports Maghreb-Intelligence. These rural and urban municipalities are located between Rabat and (…)

• Morocco Plans 3,000 km Highway Network by 2030 World Cup
  15 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  Morocco plans to reach 3000 km of highways by 2030, the year it will co-host the World Cup, alongside Spain and Portugal.
  During his appearance on the second general-interest channel, 2M, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, announced that the government has undertaken the construction of many road routes in accordance with the directives of King Mohammed VI. According to him, the ministry responsible for the transport sector wishes to reach 3,000 km of highways by 2030. A (…)

• Highway Scams and Threats Plague Moroccan Motorists, Authorities Urged to Act
  5 February 2024, by Sylvanus

  Many motorists are victims of assaults and scams at highway rest areas along the Tangier-Rabat-Casablanca-Settat-Marrakech axis. Exasperated, owners of service stations and employees of certain cafes are calling on the authorities to take responsibility.
  Scams on Moroccan highways. Hooded individuals, mostly from the criminal milieu, force network users to pay fees for parking their cars at rest areas. Their modus operandi is to lie in wait before taking action. Those who refuse to pay (…)

• Moroccan Motorways: a new project is not well received
  20 February 2024, by Said

  Anouar Benazzouz, CEO of the National Motorway Company of Morocco, announced the launch of a project to reforest the edges of Moroccan motorways.
  The objective is to plant tens of thousands of trees to beautify the road landscapes. This project is carried out in collaboration with foreign and Moroccan partners, including German institutions specializing in the environment.
  However, several gray areas remain. The financial cost of the project has not been disclosed, nor have the names of (…)

• Construction Begins on Long-Awaited Guercif-Nador Highway in Morocco’s Rif Region
  26 February 2024, by Said

  After a decade of waiting, motorists in the Rif region can finally breathe a sigh of relief: work on the Guercif-Nador highway via Driouch has begun.
  The SBTX company (formerly Bioui Travaux) has published photos of the construction site of the third section (Driouch-Nador West Mediterranean, 27 kilometers), hinting at the realization of this major project.
  The Guercif-Nador highway project was launched in 2014, but its progress has been slowed by many obstacles. In 2022, the government (…)