Tunnel between Morocco and Spain

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• 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 (…)

• Gibraltar Strait Tunnel Project Faces Technical and Financial Hurdles
  4 May 2024, by Prince

  The Gibraltar Strait Tunnel, which will connect Morocco to Spain and by extension Africa to Europe, is far from being a reality. The project is still at a standstill and requires new technical studies and the mobilization of a million dollars for its implementation.
  The viability of the tunnel project between Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar divides experts from the two countries. This week, the National Society for the Studies of the Strait of Gibraltar (SNED) stated to (…)

• Spain and Morocco Push for Underwater Rail Tunnel Before 2030 World Cup
  9 May 2024, by Prince

  Morocco and Spain are working to give substance to the project of a tunnel under the strait that will connect the two countries and by extension Africa and Europe, before the 2030 World Cup they are co-hosting with Portugal.
  After several years of studies, will the railway tunnel under the strait be a reality before the 2030 World Cup, jointly organized by Morocco, Spain and Portugal? In any case, the authorities of Morocco and Spain, the two countries that this submarine tunnel will (…)

• Spain Advances Plans for Multibillion-Euro Underwater Rail Tunnel to Morocco
  12 May 2024, by Prince

  The Spanish government has tasked the public engineering company Ineco with preparing a preliminary project for the tunnel to connect Spain and Morocco under the Strait. This document is expected by 2026, the likely year for the start of construction of the railway tunnel.
  Ineco has been mandated to update the preliminary project carried out in 2007 by the companies Typsa (Spain), Ingema (Morocco), Lombardi (Switzerland) and Geodata (Italy). To achieve its mission, the engineering company (…)

• Morocco-Spain Tunnel Project Advances Ahead of 2030 World Cup
  3 June 2024, by Prince

  The project to connect Morocco and Spain by tunnel in the Strait of Gibraltar is progressing. The two countries are stepping up the pace to complete the infrastructure before the 2030 World Cup, which they are co-hosting with Portugal.
  The Moroccan-Spanish Joint Committee should meet shortly in Tangier, during this month of June, to address the various aspects of the project, reports El Debate. The National Society for the Study of the Strait of Gibraltar (SNED) of Morocco and the Spanish (…)

• Morocco-Spain Undersea Tunnel Project Revived Ahead of 2030 World Cup
  10 June 2024, by Prince

  Morocco and Spain are working on the construction of the tunnel under the Strait before the 2030 World Cup, which they are jointly organizing with Portugal.
  The Spanish government has recently tasked the public engineering company Ineco with carrying out a new preliminary project for the tunnel, based on the first preliminary project developed in 2007. The document should be ready by mid-2026. The tunnel, 38.7 km long, with 27.8 km underwater, aims to facilitate the movement of people and (…)

• Morocco-Spain Tunnel Project Revived: $6.5 Billion Price Tag for Gibraltar Strait Link
  1 July 2024, by Prince

  Morocco and Spain reactivated the 40-year-old project of the tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar in February 2023. The realization of this mega project should cost 6 billion euros.
  According to estimates from experts consulted by the North American magazine Newsweek, the tunnel between Morocco and Spain should require an investment of 6 billion euros. The construction of this fixed link between the two countries was conceived by Kings Hassan II and Juan Carlos I in 1979. Two study (…)

• Spain Boosts Funding for Gibraltar Strait Tunnel Project to Prevent Closure
  19 July 2024, by Prince

  The Spanish government has increased the subsidies allocated to the Spanish Society for Studies on Fixed Communications across the Strait of Gibraltar (SECEGSA), in charge of the studies of the tunnel with Morocco, in order to avoid its closure.
  SECEGSA had warned in a report published in 2023 that "if the coming years continue with subsidy figures lower than the company’s actual expenses, this will lead in 2024 to a situation of non-viability due to economic blockade". The document (…)

• Spain Advances Seismic Studies for Ambitious Morocco-Gibraltar Tunnel Project
  17 September 2024, by Prince

  The Spanish Society for Studies on Fixed Communications across the Strait of Gibraltar (SECEGSA) is preparing to launch a seismotectonic research campaign to accelerate studies as part of the project to build a tunnel connecting Spain and Morocco under the Strait of Gibraltar.
  To carry out this research, SECEGSA will launch a tender for 487,872 euros to rent or acquire four ocean bottom seismometers (OBS) for the Capitan de Navío Manuel Catalán Morollón campaign. The development of these (…)

• Strait of Gibraltar Bridge: Engineering Challenges Thwart Spain-Morocco Connection
  27 September 2024, by Said

  Connecting Spain and Morocco by road, a dream that remains to be realized. Indeed, the distance between the two countries at their closest point is only 14.4 kilometers, an apparently manageable distance for engineers. But this project has never seen the light of day, and this for several reasons.
  First of all, the characteristics of the seabed constitute a major obstacle. In some places, the depth reaches 900 meters, making it almost impossible to fix the pillars that would support the (…)