Morocco continues to develop highways

Morocco’s highway network continues to improve and develop, with new sections and connections being opened.
March 16, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Morocco’s highway network continues to improve and develop, with new sections and connections being opened. A 16.5km stretch of the Casablanca-Rabat highway is one of the latest to be opened to traffic. The project is now around 75% complete, with over 42km of the work having been finished. The latest stretch opened features three-lanes in either direction.

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