Moroccan highways

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• Morocco Expands Highway Network with New Interchange and Casablanca Bypass Projects
  27 February 2020, by Ginette

  Tuesday, February 25 was a very busy day for the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. Abdelkader Amara proceeded not only to the inauguration of the new Oum Azza interchange, but also to the launch of the second phase of the Casablanca-Berrechid highway tripling project, and the Casablanca bypass highway.
  The new interchange was built by Moroccan Motorways. It aims to better serve the city of Rabat and its suburbs, while improving the fluidity and safety conditions of (…)

• Morocco’s Auto Sales Surge 15% in February, Boosting 2020 Outlook
  9 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  The latest statistics from the Association of Vehicle Importers in Morocco reveal a good economic health of the sector at the end of February 2020.
  After experiencing a drop in performance in January, the automotive sector quickly regained its footing in February, with a nice improvement. In February, 13,333 units (passenger cars + light commercial vehicles) were sold, an increase of 15.45% compared to the same period last year. If we look at the cumulative total for the first two months (…)

• Morocco’s Highway Traffic Plummets 75% Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
  3 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) observed, between March 25 and 30, a record drop in traffic of 75%, for all vehicles combined, due to the state of health emergency imposed by the government to counter the spread of covid-19.
  The coronavirus is not sparing the transport sector since the ban on travel between cities by the Ministry of the Interior. Over the period from March 25 to 30, the company recorded an average drop of 75% compared to traffic over the same period last year, with all types of (…)

• Morocco Mandates Masks on Highways: Motorway Company Implements COVID-19 Safety Measures
  11 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  The National Motorway Company has adopted new measures regarding the mandatory wearing of masks, in order to deal with covid-19.
  In a press release published on its website, the company stated that this decision follows the joint press release of the Ministries of Health, Interior, Economy, Finance and Public Administration Reform, and Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, making the wearing of masks mandatory from April 7 for any person outside their place of residence.
  It (…)

• 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 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 (…)

• Morocco Ranks 4th in Africa for Road Quality, World Economic Forum Reports
  4 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  Morocco ranks 4th in the 2019 "quality of road infrastructure" ranking of African countries with the best roads published by Africa Facts Zone.
  According to the World Economic Forum, Namibia tops the list of African countries with good infrastructure, followed by Egypt, Rwanda, Morocco, Mauritius, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania and Algeria. The Seychelles, Eswatini and Cape Verde close the podium.
  Since its creation, Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) has invested more than 55 billion (…)

• Morocco’s Tiznit-Laâyoune Expressway: Progress Update on 340km Road Project
  6 July 2020, by Ginette

  The axis in question extends over a distance of "340 km from Tiznit to Oued El Ouaer (Tan-Tan province), at an estimated cost of 3.4 billion dirhams". According to Yassine Zitoune, head of the northern works division, "the progress rate of the first section of this axis, from Tiznit to Sidi Ifni, has reached 41%, and that of the second section between Sidi Bounaâmen and Andja is 10%".
  As for the other sections, which extend from Tan-Tan to the territory of the province of Laâyoune, "the (…)

• Morocco Completes $10 Million Road Expansion Between El Jadida and Jorf Lasfar Port
  28 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water announced the completion of the duplication work on the regional road (RR) 301 connecting El Jadida to Jorf Lasfar. These works were carried out under the best conditions in 7 months for a total investment of 104 million dirhams.
  In a press release, the ministry announced that this 2x2 lane project, carried out as part of a partnership agreement with the Doukkala-Abda Regional Council, the El Jadida Provincial Council and the OCP (…)

• Rabat Nears Completion of Two Major Underpasses to Ease Traffic Flow
  6 August 2020, by Bladi.net

  As part of the Rabat, City of Lights development program (2014-2018), the administrative capital has planned the construction of two underpasses. These road infrastructures, almost completed, will soon be inaugurated to relieve road users.
  In the administrative capital of the Kingdom, the coronavirus pandemic did not prevent the city from completing construction sites started just three months ago, reports Le360. The two new underpasses are located on Bab El Had square (center) and at the (…)