
Morocco Expands Highway Network Ahead of 2030 World Cup Co-Hosting
Morocco is working to strengthen its road and highway network, in preparation for the 2030 World Cup that it is organizing alongside Spain and Portugal.

Morocco is working to strengthen its road and highway network, in preparation for the 2030 World Cup that it is organizing alongside Spain and Portugal.

Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, is reviving the project for the eastern highway bypass of the city of Marrakech.

Some 18 boats belonging to the dredging company Drapor, which found itself in judicial liquidation, are currently being auctioned off in Moroccan ports, announced Nizar Baraka, the Minister of Equipment and Water.

Morocco is working to improve the quality of air transport services and strengthen air connectivity, in the perspective of the 2030 World Cup that it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

Morocco will mobilize 400 billion dirhams for the extension and modernization of its rail network. An ambitious project that will connect 43 cities in the kingdom.

Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, assures that his department is working to guarantee affordable ticket prices for Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) as part of the Marhaba operation.

Two new highways are in the works in Morocco, as part of the national road infrastructure plan. The Ministry of Equipment and Water has confirmed the project of a highway connecting Fez to Tetouan in a letter addressed to a parliamentarian.

The Ministry of Equipment and Water is investing in the construction of a highway to connect the Rabat-Casablanca continental, Rabat-Fez and Kénitra-Tangier sections. On Friday, it launched a consultation to carry out the definition study of this connecting highway.
In Morocco, an NGO is calling for the installation of GPS antennas on service vehicles assigned to certain civil servants in order to prevent their use for private purposes.

Morocco plans to equip itself with a new National Airport Master Plan by 2045, the last one developed in 2013 having become obsolete.

PAM (Authenticity and Modernity Party) deputy Abderrahmane Ouafa has questioned the government of Aziz Akhannouch about the obstacles to accelerating the process of changing driving licenses within the framework of the agreement with Barid Bank and Barid Cash.

Since this Monday, April 15th, car rental agencies in Morocco are required to comply with a new specification relating to investment conditions in the sector.