Tunnel between Morocco and Spain

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• Morocco and Spain Sign Agreements to Advance Gibraltar Strait Tunnel Project
  12 April, by Said

  On Thursday in Madrid, Morocco and Spain signed two cooperation agreements aimed at strengthening their partnership for the studies of the fixed link (tunnel) project across the Strait of Gibraltar, specifically in the fields of digitization and engineering.
  These signatures took place during the visit of a Moroccan delegation from SNED (National Company for Studies of the Strait of Gibraltar), led by Abdelkbir Zahoud, who met with his Spanish counterparts from SECEGSA (Company for (…)

• The Morocco-Spain tunnel, by 2030?
  17 March 2024, by Prince

  The project of a tunnel between Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar could start in the coming months. The ongoing studies reveal that the project will be carried out and operated in two phases.
  With a view to the 2030 World Cup that they are jointly organizing with Portugal, Morocco and Spain could accelerate the construction of the Gibraltar tunnel. With a length of 42 km, including 27.7 kilometers of underwater tunnel and 11 kilometers of underground tunnel, the tunnel will (…)

• Morocco-Spain Tunnel Project Advances: Ministers Meet in Madrid to Discuss Gibraltar Strait Link
  27 June 2023, by Said

  The tunnel that is to connect Morocco to Spain via the Strait of Gibraltar was at the center of discussions between the Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, who met in Madrid with his Spanish counterpart for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sanchez Jimenez.
  During this meeting, the two officials emphasized the progress of the project for a fixed link across the Strait of Gibraltar, a project that symbolizes a bridge between Europe and Africa, it is reported. (…)

• Morocco-Spain Underwater Rail Tunnel Project Advances, Promising 5-Hour Casablanca-Madrid Link
  14 October 2023, by Prince

  Studies on the project to build a railway tunnel connecting Morocco to Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar are progressing normally, according to the National Company for Strait Studies (SNED).
  In accordance with the established program and based on the studies already carried out by the SNED and its Spanish counterpart, the SECEGSA, the planned surveys and explorations are underway to select the appropriate technology for the construction of the tunnel, SNED sources told SNRT News, (…)

• Morocco and Spain to Revive Ambitious Submarine Tunnel Project at Key Meeting
  10 February 2024, by Said

  A key meeting is scheduled between Morocco and Spain to give new impetus to the project to build a submarine tunnel between the two countries.
  This 44th meeting of the Moroccan-Spanish joint commission will take place in Morocco, in accordance with the tradition of alternating meetings between the two countries, indicates SNRTNews.
  The organization of this meeting comes after the formation of the new Spanish government and follows bilateral discussions focused on strengthening relations (…)

• Gibraltar Tunnel: Morocco and Spain are stepping on the gas
  5 March 2024, by Sylvanus

  Morocco and Spain are working on the realization of the Gibraltar Strait tunnel project that will connect the two countries, but also Africa and Europe, before the 2030 World Cup they are co-hosting with Portugal.
  The Gibraltar tunnel is among the major cooperation projects related to the co-organization of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which were on the agenda of the meeting between the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka and the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable (…)

• Spain and Morocco Revive Plans for Strategic Gibraltar Strait Tunnel
  15 April 2024, by Prince

  Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente, during a visit to Morocco in March, renewed Spain’s interest in the Gibraltar Strait tunnel, a "strategic" project that will be on the agenda of the next High-Level Meeting between Morocco and Spain.
  On this occasion, Puente informed the Moroccan Minister of Transport, Mohammed Abdeljalil, and the Minister of Infrastructure and Water, Nizar Baraka, of the interest of Spanish companies in participating in the development projects of the transport (…)

• Spain and Morocco Revise Plans for Gibraltar Strait Railway Tunnel Ahead of 2030 World Cup
  18 April 2024, by Sylvanus

  Morocco and Spain are combining their efforts to carry out the project of a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar that will connect the two countries, as well as Africa and Europe, before the 2030 World Cup that they will co-host with Portugal.
  Morocco and Spain are working actively on the Gibraltar Strait tunnel project. The two countries are now opting for a railway tunnel instead of a tunnel "allowing the circulation of vehicles, due to problems related to traffic congestion, which (…)

• Gibraltar Tunnel Project Still in Feasibility Study Phase, Construction Not Imminent
  20 April 2024, by Sylvanus

  The information that the construction work on the tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar, which will connect the two countries, but also Africa and Europe, before the 2030 World Cup that Morocco and Spain are co-organizing with Portugal, will start next year to be completed in five years is false.
  This announcement from an "unknown source" is completely "unfounded," denies the National Society for the Study of the Strait of Gibraltar (SNED) to Médias24, explaining that the project owner of (…)

• Morocco-Spain Tunnel Project Still in Study Phase, No Imminent Construction
  27 April 2024, by Sylvanus

  The National Society for the Study of the Strait of Gibraltar (SNED) denies the information stating that the in-depth studies of the project for a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar connecting the two countries, as well as Africa and Europe, have been completed before the 2030 World Cup that Morocco and Spain are co-hosting with Portugal, and that construction work will start as early as next year.
  Contrary to the information published by Spanish and Moroccan media, the in-depth studies (…)