Morocco’s key highway extension

In Morocco a key highway extension project is now moving forward. Moroccan road authority Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) says that work to extend the Casablanca-Berrechid highway will commence in the first half of 2016. The US$62.32 million project will focus on a 21km section of the highway. The Casablanca-Berrechid highway will be the first segment of the Casablanca-Agadir highway, a route carrying some 40,000 vehicles/day at present.
October 14, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Improvements to the highway connecting Casablanca with Agadir in Morocco are planned
In Morocco a key highway extension project is now moving forward. Moroccan road authority Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) says that work to extend the Casablanca-Berrechid highway will commence in the first half of 2016. The US$62.32 million project will focus on a 21km section of the highway. The Casablanca-Berrechid highway will be the first segment of the Casablanca-Agadir highway, a route carrying some 40,000 vehicles/day at present.
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