Morocco Begins Construction on Casablanca’s Longest Bridge to Ease Traffic Congestion

The construction of this structure has been entrusted to the Bioui company for an amount of 171.3 million dirhams. The work will last 12 months (mid-December 2021 to late October 2022) and the bridge should be put into service as early as next summer, reports L’Économiste.

With a length of 620 m (more than twice the length of the cable-stayed bridge) and a total width of over 16 m (2 × 2 traffic lanes), this bridge is a major achievement for the city of Casablanca and will help reduce traffic jams on the Mohammed VI boulevard, which carries very heavy traffic, assures a source close to the SDL Casa-Transports.

With the realization of this new bridge, the exchange of the TCSP network (T3-tramway and BW1-busway) will be concentrated on the section between the Al Qods and Driss El Harti boulevards. The Tramway station is planned to be laid out under the structure and the Busway station will adjoin, laterally, the Al Housna mosque.

In terms of passenger service, this structure will notably ensure greater safety for users in the modes of transport (tram, busway, grand taxis, buses, etc.), improve traffic flow and reduce vehicle/pedestrian conflicts. It will also give priority to trams and busways to improve their commercial performance at intersections.