Roads: A Titanic Project Awaits Morocco

Morocco continues to grow at a breakneck pace. It continues to develop and modernize its road network. The kingdom "is preparing a new vision for 2030 that will outline new plans for the realization of road infrastructure nationwide and will establish the best practices for the construction and preservation of the national road heritage," says Le Matin. The Directorate of Roads and Land Transport is expected to mobilize technical assistance for the design of this roadmap on April 15. The technical assistance mission will be responsible for providing the required expertise for major road projects, contributing to operational success and meeting the expected objectives.

Other tasks assigned to the consultation: assist the Directorate attached to the Department of Equipment in the planning for the implementation of the strategy in the road sector, propose solutions for specific strategic issues and participate, if necessary, in the design and technical planning of road projects and assist the project owner in the selection of appropriate technologies, materials and construction methods. The technical assistance will also have to carry out technical risk analyses, propose appropriate solutions and anticipate any delays in execution to allow for the adjustment of schedules accordingly.

In the aftermath of independence, the national road network only had 10,348 km. Since 1990, the pace of network development has continued to increase, and Morocco can now boast of having one of the most "developed" road networks in Africa, according to a World Bank analysis. It states that Morocco is ahead of its peers in terms of the density of paved roads. Today, the national road network has 60,000 km, of which 45,240 km are paved.