The Ourika tunnel project is raising great hopes for the opening up of southeastern Morocco. Several residents and professionals are awaiting answers on the delays in this strategic project. On site, Deputy Hussein Ouallal has questioned the government to clarify the status of the technical and financial studies.
The road link project between Marrakech and Ouarzazate is taking a decisive step. The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, confirmed that the Ourika tunnel option is now considered the most appropriate, thus ruling out the alternative of the Tichka tunnel.
Traffic on National Road No. 9, connecting Marrakech to Ouarzazate, has again been severely disrupted this week. Rock falls and landslides, following torrential rains, have caused near-paralysis of traffic on the section between Telouet and Aguelmous, highlighting the vulnerability of this major road axis.
The provincial directorate of Equipment of Al Haouz is about to launch a feasibility study for the creation of a northern access road to the future Ourika tunnel that will connect Marrakech to Ouarzazate.
The government is working on the project to build a tunnel connecting Ouarzazate to Marrakech. Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, talks about the detailed preliminary study.
The Tichka tunnel construction project could be abandoned in favor of the Ourika tunnel. This is at least what the Ministry of Equipment deduces.