Skip to main content

Morocco investing in transport

Morocco continues to invest in improving its transport network, which is seen as providing a major boost to the country's growing economy.
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Morocco continues to invest in improving its transport network, which is seen as providing a major boost to the country's growing economy. The country has quadrupled its transport infrastructure investments in the last 10 years and will continue with this strategy. Some US$15.17 billion is being budgeted for transport investment between 2008 and 2012. The 3353 Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Transport has defined its transport strategies with the Emergence Plan, which encompasses major infrastructure projects such as the new highway network and the Tanger-Med Port complex.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Thailand’s plans for mega projects
    November 9, 2021
    Thailand has major plans for mega transport projects.
  • US$3.4 billion Peru PPP road partnership
    April 11, 2024
    A US$3.4 billion Peru PPP road partnership deal has been awarded for Lima.
  • European transport funding until 2024
    November 8, 2019
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is setting out its new transport development plan for the coming five years. The EBRD has approved a new Transport Sector Strategy for the 2019-2024 period, intended to refine the previous strategy. The aim is to work in a more focussed way on the emerging green economy and climate targets in a sector that, while slow to change, is a catalyst for economic and inclusive growth. Since the EBRD’s previous strategy came into force, global policymak
  • Road connections for the two Koreas
    December 4, 2018
    Progress is being seen in North Korea and South Korea with regard to the plan for new road transport connections between the two countries. A 12km highway section is to be built in South Korea linking Munsan to Dorasan Station, with the route running close to the border with North Korea. Because of the project’s strategic importance, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance has stated that there is no need for a feasibility study to be carried out, a break from convention for the country. A budget of US$457.6 m