Google earth perspective on some interchanges:

http://i35.tinypic.com/sgu8zm.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/11bhylk.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2nst54i.jpg

^^All of those are on the Casablanca urban expressway which was designated an autoroute until 1994. On top is the western terminus at Beausejour, it's a regular urban boulevard except in the eastern direction. Then there's the Port interchange next to the Ouled Ziane bus station. Lastly we have the Aïn Harrouda interchange, this is where the Casablanca-Rabat autoroute starts (km 0).

I'm not sure, but I think all of these were built during the seventies.

A4 Tanger - Tanger Med.

http://i34.tinypic.com/2h52yat.jpg

A3:
http://i33.tinypic.com/25ib2n6.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2psllk9.jpg

I love this one :

http://nsa03.casimages.com/img/2008/12/11/081211021931402954.jpg

L'autoroute Beni Mellal-Berrechid : les travaux démarreront dans "4 à 5 mois"


Beni Mellal, 22/12/08 - Les travaux de construction de l'autoroute Berrechid-Beni Mellal, longue de 172 km, démarreront dans "4 à 5 mois", a indiqué, lundi, le directeur du ministère de l'Equipement et des transports pour la région de Tadla-Azilal, M. Abdelbaki El Azhari.



Le tronçon qui coûtera 5,75 milliards DH et dont la construction s'inscrit dans le cadre du programme complémentaire des nouvelles liaisons autoroutières, desservira successivement les villes de Ben Ahmed, Khouribga, Oued Zem, Boujaâd et Kasbat Tadla.

Ce projet de "grande envergure longuement attendu " vise à accompagner le développement des régions s'étalant jusqu'aux pieds du Moyen et Grand Atlas, à décongestionner le trafic sur la route nationale N 11 et à lier la région à très fort potentiel agricole et touristique au réseau autoroutier national, a souligné M. El Azhari, lors d'une rencontre avec la presse.
Par ailleurs, le responsable a relevé que "des discussions sont en cours" pour la réalisation d'une voie express devant reliant Beni Mellal à Marrakech, soulignant également l'impact qu'aura l'extension de l'aéroport de Beni Mellal sur le désenclavement et le développement de la région.
"Avec ces projets structurants, la région se transformera en chantier ouvert", a-t-il ajouté.
M. El Azhari a aussi mis en exergue les efforts importants déployés pour moderniser et améliorer le niveau de service du réseau routier de la province de Beni-Mellal.

Ainsi, un montant d'environ 173 millions DH a été mobilisé durant les cinq dernières années pour la construction, l'aménagement et la maintenance de 233 Km de routes, ainsi que la construction de deux ouvrages d'art.
Par ailleurs, les travaux sont en cours sur 100 Km (construction, aménagement de routes), ainsi que la reconstruction d'un ouvrage d'art d'un coût global de 92 millions DH.

De même, une enveloppe budgétaire de 347 Millions DH sera débloquée entre 2009-2012 pour l'aménagement, la construction et la maintenance de 485 km de routes, la construction et la réparation de 4 ouvrages d'art.
La province de Beni Mellal a également bénéficié dans le cadre du 2ème Programme National de Routes Rurales (PNRR2) d'un linéaire de 354 km pour un montant de 220 Millions DH, ce qui permettra, selon M. El Azhari, d'augmenter le taux d'accessibilité de la population rurale au réseau routier de 68 pc en 2005 à 95 pc en fin 2012.

Le 1er programme national des routes rurales (PNRR1) achevé en 2005 avait porté sur la construction de 113 Km et l'aménagement de 64 Km pour un montant de 105 Millions DH, rappelle-t-on.

Les stratégies et programmes routiers s'articulent notamment autour de la préservation et le renforcement de la cohésion de la société marocaine à travers la poursuite d'une politique sociale intégrée marquée par l'élargissement de l'accès des populations aux équipements et services et la résorption des déficits que connaît le monde rural en matière d'infrastructures et de services de base, a encore souligné M. El Azhari.
La province de Beni Mellal dispose d'un réseau routier long de 1.381 km dont 75 pc des routes revêtues.

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1967/octobre200824qo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/octobre200824qo7.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img357/octobre200824qo7.jpg/1/)

^^ Could you give a brief translation of that French post?

In essence it says that construction works for a motorway between Berrechid (Casablanca) and Beni Mellal will start in four to five months, and will cost 5,75 billion dirhams (€512m) for the whole stretch. No info on the length though.

It says 172 km. But that will probably be the complete stretch. Because its impossible to build 172km of motorway with 512 million euro's.

^^ Might be possible if there aren't any expensive objects (tunnels/viaducts) and it goes through empty desert/arid land. I believe I've read somewhere the A20 in Northern Germany costed only 500.000 euros per kilometer in actual construction costs.

Oh, 172 kms. missed that. Well actually €512m for 172 kms is about the average cost per km during the last 10 years on Moroccan motorway construction. I think I saw it on the Autoroutes du Maroc website that the most expensive motorway to construct so far was the Tanger Med port access with 74 mdh/km. This one only reaches some 33 mdh/km.

Oh, 172 kms. missed that. Well actually €512m for 172 kms is about the average cost per km during the last 10 years on Moroccan motorway construction. I think I saw it on the Autoroutes du Maroc website that the most expensive motorway to construct so far was the Tanger Med port access with 74 mdh/km. This one only reaches some 33 mdh/km.

Wow, truly low cost. I thought it was way more expensive.

these arnt motorways i dont think because there is only 2 lanes that is a duel carridgeway and a motorway is 3 lanes:ohno:

these arnt motorways i dont think because there is only 2 lanes that is a duel carridgeway and a motorway is 3 lanes:ohno:

What are you talking about? Are you making up definitions? :ohno: These are highways - 120 km/h - barriers - Brake-down lane - Tollway's.

Dual carriage is a typical british invention actually. These are autoroutes, similar as highways we know in France and Spain - or motorways, as the english call them. The amount of lanes doesnt make a difference. To make things clear, most of the motorways in England are dual-carriage.

Highway near Meknes

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PfWQpCTxdn8/SVpQIufmYdI/AAAAAAAACJ0/RyOGMqBuC-g/s720/IMG_0352.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_PfWQpCTxdn8/SVpQI19vIyI/AAAAAAAACJ8/gUM93DYVe4o/s720/IMG_0353.JPG

Expressway near Rabat: (80 kph)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PfWQpCTxdn8/SVpQIMS4bVI/AAAAAAAACJk/AAAA6NwV-u0/s720/IMG_0350.JPG

Highway near Meknes

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PfWQpCTxdn8/SVpQIufmYdI/AAAAAAAACJ0/RyOGMqBuC-g/s720/IMG_0352.JPG



Aren't there lots of accidents with trees over here? They're so close to the motorway. It almost looks like Belgium :D

There probably is. Morocco is not one safe place for a motorist, that's for sure.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_r0zC8oOhH_c/SHE-OJbyZfI/AAAAAAAAAk0/DMeA_odWOmY/s720/IMG_9258.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_2tEEDzrt9U4/R9p1N_2zeVI/AAAAAAAABU0/Xg_JbOO9MqM/s720/IMG_2768.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2tEEDzrt9U4/R9p1Nf2zeUI/AAAAAAAABUs/XzV-ZcVQcXQ/s720/IMG_2764.jpg

^^ A7 near Settat?

Doroga v Marrakech ;)

Doroga v Marrakech ;)


Wow, you certainly know your languages :P

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3176209661_e89169f961_b.jpg

Reportage about the highway Casablanca-Rabat (2x2 will be 3x3).

6OQX1pQk568

Opening of a part of the highway Marrakech - Agadir:

5Yhxna9LISQ

these arnt motorways i dont think because there is only 2 lanes that is a duel carridgeway and a motorway is 3 lanes

Dual Carriageway is a road design meaning divided highway, it may have typically have 2 or 3 or even 4 lanes on each side.

Motorway is a restricted highway, typically dual carriageway (but not always) but with traffic restrictions (no animals, bicycles etc) and grade separated junctions.

Most motorways in the world have only two lanes each way.

^^ exactly, only a few countries seem to build 2x3 lanes nearly by default (Britain, Turkey and Pakistan come to mind).

Reportage about the highway Casablanca-Rabat (2x2 will be 3x3).

6OQX1pQk568


do you mean 2x3 or 3x3???

He means 3x2 :D ;)

Morocco has undoubtedly one of the largest highway network in Africa

^^ What about Egypt or South Africa?

South Africa is such a massive country, but are really the major cities all connected?

^^ What about Egypt or South Africa?

Egypt doesn't have many highways. At least not European standard highways. South Africa is the leader on the continent when it comes to amount of KM highways i think.

Egypt doesn't have many motorways, although it does have a 4-lane road all along the Mediterranean. Morocco probably has the densest motorway network in Africa.

do you mean 2x3 or 3x3???


2x3, sorry. :lol:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_fMfT5KEHwdo/SMqVhVAz5lI/AAAAAAAAAWo/ctbfSQ2JyLs/s800/IMG_4968.JPG

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What are you talking about? Are you making up definitions? :ohno: These are highways - 120 km/h - barriers - Brake-down lane - Tollway's.

Dual carriage is a typical british invention actually. These are autoroutes, similar as highways we know in France and Spain - or motorways, as the english call them. The amount of lanes doesnt make a difference. To make things clear, most of the motorways in England are dual-carriage.

im not making up definitions i live in england and in england the moterways are 3 lanes and i always fort duel ment 2 and all the duel caridgeways are 2 lanes.

^^ Duel carriageway: :D
http://www.musclecars.faketrix.com/content/crashes-pics/large/head-on-into-highway-patrol-vehicle.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3176209661_e89169f961_b.jpg

Really good pic !
It's the Marrakech highway ?

Really good pic !
It's the Marrakech highway ?



Yep, A7

Really good pic !
It's the Marrakech highway ?

If I'm not mistaken it's the start of the Marrekech autouroute at Bouskoura. Going top to bottom is the A5 Casablanca bypass and from the interchange and to the right is km 0 of the A7.

Guys, you should put "Highways/Autoroutes" in the title of the thread,... because the definition of Highway or expressway changes from country to another.

PS : The Autoroutes in Morocco, are exactly at the standard of the Autoroutes of France, Belgium, the Autostrade in Italy and the Autopista in Spain...

A new Autoroute/Highway is expected to be built between Oujda-Berkane-Nador in the East of Morocco

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=784766

http://www.geneawiki.com/images/thumb/4/45/Carte_Michelin_Oujda.jpg/300px-Carte_Michelin_Oujda.jpg

Yep, A7

Okay, thanks

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2603354344_0ca0e8d6ab_b.jpg

The Moroccan motorway plans:

http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/MET_New/Fr/MenuHautPrincipal/Programmesetprojets/Autoroutes/Programme+autoroutier.htm

The Moroccan motorway plans:

http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/MET_New/Fr/MenuHautPrincipal/Programmesetprojets/Autoroutes/Programme+autoroutier.htm

http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/NR/rdonlyres/E3303B0D-EB39-42F7-9D0C-918DBEE16BE6/1936/autoroutes.jpg

http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/NR/rdonlyres/E3303B0D-EB39-42F7-9D0C-918DBEE16BE6/1930/Sanstitre9.jpg

Is the Fes - Tetouan highway programmed yet? Or still in phase of study?

Still being studied as far as I know.

It would certainly make the North more connected to the rest of the country.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_emd53dwQ5wo/SHne0ndtYwI/AAAAAAAAA0o/NifmneSCx7s/s720/un%20panneau.JPG

Is the Fes - Tetouan highway programmed yet? Or still in phase of study?

It's in study ;)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aZpFZITYqWc/SXkDhylR7AI/AAAAAAAAAO4/067vXBIyC-M/s720/P1000080.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Z53O0Hf2M-8/SN37-c0NEhI/AAAAAAAABPo/vv2_LFXibEY/s720/30042008079.jpg

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http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DLmDZIJ8HQE/SWXZvVqOIJI/AAAAAAAACEY/xh4CK-Wj6RY/s800/DSC_6945.JPG

^^ Just look at all those shiny crash barriers :D
I wonder if there's anywhere in the world you can find as many Renault 4's as in Morocco.

Maybe in France ? :)

Not even in France I think, they've all bought new cars there :)

Maybe in France ? :)

:lol::lol:

Not even in France I think, they've all bought new cars there :)

It has a French license plate. :nuts:

Some poor Moroccans probably :lol:

Btw, here are two pictures of the RN16 expressway between Fnideq and the Tanger Med port. This is on the climb from Fnideq up Jbel Moussa which is brutal. 2x2 with no median and the pavement isn't that good either. On 16 kms the vertical climb is 400 meters up in the air and back again.

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5139/rn161ay8.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6002/rn162ra6.jpg

To me this looks like the road between Tanger en Tetouan. :o

Trust me, I've driven the RN2 between Tanger and Tetouan numerous times. That road isn't even close to being as brutal. Last time was in 2007. Have they widened the road to 2x2 yet?

Trust me, I've driven the RN2 between Tanger and Tetouan numerous times. That road isn't even close to being as brutal. Last time was in 2007. Have they widened the road to 2x2 yet?

Yes (well, large parts of it), thats why i told you it looked like the RN2. I even get car sick when i'm behind the wheel on that road.

Northern national road between Mdiq - Fnideq - Tetouan - Kabila- etc:

http://i42.tinypic.com/6zu9g3.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2jg3w2d.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/15s0ppi.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2hi70qh.jpg

^^ I hate that road! It may be pretty but it's filled with roundabouts.

Im impressed with the highways of morocco.

^^ I hate that road! It may be pretty but it's filled with roundabouts.

If they put trafficlights there, in the summer it would be congested like hell

thnx Pedro!

gC4vB9oSo4U

Autoroute TETOUANe
Highway Tetouan

^^ I hate that road! It may be pretty but it's filled with roundabouts.

I can agree about that. I took that road last summer and it felt like it took ages. But it's always better than how it was say 5 to 6 years ago..

Northern national road between Mdiq - Fnideq - Tetouan - Kabila- etc:

http://i42.tinypic.com/6zu9g3.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2jg3w2d.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/15s0ppi.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2hi70qh.jpg

Moroccan expressway no ?

Yes, when you talk about an expressway in Morocco that's what you get...

Okay ! :)

So this is an expressway near Fes :

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Wv-MkB0eFN8/SIFNcvX6_yI/AAAAAAAAAN4/YXhPHW2NiSQ/s800/P1000289.JPG

That looks more like the Rabat bypass.

That looks more like the Rabat bypass.

yess thats what i also thought when i saw it

Highway Tanger - Rabat:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_3YYEZmtI/AAAAAAAAB7o/ATMBzes8Cxg/s720/P1050183.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_1nf6w2vI/AAAAAAAAB40/2RpRuLczfFk/s720/P1050161.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_2p6_2VTI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/OvIYUibDbwE/s720/P1050173.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_24HvpB9I/AAAAAAAAB6o/W4yBRPh5Nls/s720/P1050175.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_27jJONXI/AAAAAAAAB6w/Y1d-iR1zoyQ/s720/P1050176.JPG

Highway cops
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_3OvT7xqI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/2CSo7pcDqpE/s720/P1050181.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_3BNQdBfI/AAAAAAAAB64/BC7u1XKuG4A/s720/P1050177.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Wgy6_nh80Q4/Sa_3RJimP1I/AAAAAAAAB7g/LIrUk7_t340/s720/P1050182.JPG

Highway pics, mostly the A7:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3337973183_b242f18420_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3338802758_6b0ba4f1f3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3338800558_abb0961485_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3338796130_533c7669b1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3338794676_bafa39f96c_b.jpg

Morocco is really beautiful in spring. Wish I had the time to go there.

A7 Clover

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3375454790_9293f9b196_b.jpg

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/03/31/090331095846548146.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/03/31/090331100208327415.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/03/31/090331100349683209.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/03/31/090331100450921420.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

^^ A2 between Khemisset and Meknes?

Certainly looks like it. ^^ Btw, when was this picture taken, looks like the amount of traffic has grown lol.

^^ A2 between Khemisset and Meknes?

yes:)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/04/04/090404015955470955.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/04/04/090404020218536179.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/04/04/090404020310379041.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/04/04/090404020404399275.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa06.casimages.com/img/2009/04/04/090404020454805833.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

Good keep it up, good work :cheers:

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You still see too much of this on Moroccan motorways, but it's been improving during the last couple of years.

You still see too much of this on Moroccan motorways, but it's been improving during the last couple of years.

They have to add more pedestrian bridges to avoid these kinds of things.

They have to add more pedestrian bridges to avoid these kinds of things.

Doesn't really matter. They have to place them very strategically. People won't even go 100 meters off track to use one. Just look at the situation in Casablanca where people cross the urban expressway on foot all the time even though there are bridges everywhere.

^^The expressways should be always fenced.

ahahha guys i think we should set the electric fence

^^The expressways should be always fenced.

Yep, you are right. The casablanca expressway should have a wall or a fence or something.

Doesn't really matter. They have to place them very strategically. People won't even go 100 meters off track to use one. Just look at the situation in Casablanca where people cross the urban expressway on foot all the time even though there are bridges everywhere.

True, but i still see a significant drop in people crossing the highways since they build those pedestrian bridges and since the police starts to pay attention to those lads crossing.

Great pics! I'm very glad Morocco is building more highways because it gives us a good chance to discover some beautiful parts of the Moroccan landscape :-)

I vote for the electric fence by the way :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3445637879_486b576052_b.jpg

A7 towards Marrakech.

They have to add more pedestrian bridges to avoid these kinds of things.

It's a good thing, because it's very dangerous mostly at night !

^^
you forget a big danger in my opinion the animals especially dogs

Highway Fès-Oujda | 328km | #U-C (2007 - 2010)

http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/NR/rdonlyres/E0534467-FBE3-4E65-BB2F-89BD67476C43/1929/Sanstitre8.jpg


· Le Souverain donne le coup d’envoi du tronçon Fès-Oujda

· Les travaux dureront 42 mois sur un linéaire de 328 km

· Plus de 9,12 milliards de DH, hors études et achat des terrains


C’est incontestablement un des plus importants chantiers autoroutiers que le Maroc ait jamais réalisé. Le Souverain a en effet donné, hier à Fès sur la route d’Imouzzer, le coup d’envoi des travaux d’aménagement du tronçon Fès-Oujda.
Longue de 328 km, cette infrastructure prolongera l’axe Rabat-Meknès-Fès, déjà en service, et constituera à terme un axe structurant est-ouest.
Cette nouvelle voie de communication reste le plus grand axe autoroutier jamais mis en chantier par ADM.
Le projet comporte 10 échangeurs, dont 6 entre Fès et Taza. Il intercepte de nombreuses routes, dont la RN6 reliant Fès à Oujda, deux voies ferrées (Fès-Oujda et Nador-Taourirt), un gazoduc et de nombreuses contraintes réseaux (ONE, OPEN, IAM). Le tracé franchit également de nombreux oueds dont celui de Sebou. Par ailleurs, de Fès, l’autoroute prend les collines d’assaut, pour mieux se laisser aller dans la plaine à partir de Taza. Elle traverse trois régions du Royaume (Fès-Boulemane, Taza-El Hoceïma-Taounate et l’Oriental).
Son axe a été choisi de façon à suivre les crêtes des collines rencontrées. Ceci pour éviter autant que possible la traversée d’oueds, pour minimiser les terrassements qui resteront néanmoins importants.
Une véritable aventure qui va mobiliser des milliers d’hommes, d’ingénieurs, d’architectes et qui se traduira par le déplacement de plus de 84 millions de m3 de terre, la réalisation de 26 viaducs, 75 passages supérieurs, 16 passages inférieurs et 47 passages véhicules, en plus des nombreux ouvrages hydrauliques, passages piétons et passerelles. Le tout, pour un coût estimé à 9,125 milliards de DH, soit 28 millions de DH le kilomètre, hors études et achat des terrains. Pour disposer du financement nécessaire, plusieurs bailleurs de fonds ont été approchés. Y figurent le Fonds koweïtien pour le développement économique arabe, le Fonds arabe pour le développement économique et social, la Banque européenne d’investissement, la Banque islamique de développement, le Fonds d’Abu Dhabi et le Fonds Opec. Signalons que la quotité de financement par voie d’emprunt s’élèverait à près de 70% du coût total du projet. L’autoroute Fès-Oujda devrait être totalement en service en mi-2010, soit à peine 42 mois plus tard pour 328 km.
Pour respecter cette échéance, le linéaire du projet a été réparti en plusieurs sections. Rien que pour le tronçon Fès-Taza, 12 viaducs ont été extraits de cinq sections pour faire l’objet de 4 autres marchés principaux. Notons que la première section issue d’Oujda sera mise en chantier simultanément avec celles sortant de Fès.
L’objectif est outre réaliser ce chantier en un temps record, évoluer dans l’ultime ligne droite de l’ambitieux programme de 1.500 km d’autoroute à construire à l’horizon 2010. Ce qui permettra une véritable connexion des grands pôles économiques du Royaume. «Il s’agit incontestablement d’une grande ouverture de la capitale spirituelle vers l’Oriental mais aussi un véritable chantier stratégique de développement de Fès», confie à L’Economiste Mohamed Rharrabi, wali de la région de Fès-Boulemane.
L’axe Fès-Oujda favorisera bien sûr l’essor économique et touristique de la capitale de l’Oriental, mais aussi de toutes les régions qu’il traversera (Sefrou, Ras Tabouda, Oued Amlil, Taza, M’Soun, Saka, Guercif, Taourirt, El Aioun et Berkane). Si l’accès rapide à l’Oriental sera également un facteur crucial pour le développement, notamment touristique, de cette région, dont la richesse du patrimoine historique et la diversité de paysages en font l’une des plus belles du territoire. L’activité de la ville Fès ne sera pas des moindres.

L'économiste


The longest one in Morocco ! :banana: :cheers:

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This thread is chronically terrible at giving where pictures have been taken. I understand the first one is the motorway to the Tanger Med port, but where is the second one taken?

^^
i think in casablanca (saidi ma3rouf)

^^
i think in casablanca (saidi ma3rouf)

Indeed.

I never knew Morocco had such advanced infrastructure, what a pleasant surprise :)

Tanger - Rabat:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3501932507_549be7cfb3_b.jpg

El Jadida - Casablanca:

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3498195550_bd99ffe991_b.jpg

El Jadida - Casablanca:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3498183526_0a32687728_b.jpg


I'm guessing this picture is just north of the toll barrier at Lissasfa. What are they building? Are they going to actually build the road that they prepared into Lissasfa and make it a complete interchange?

Great pics Casamor!

Are they gonna pave some of those gravel shoulders in the future?

Are they gonna pave some of those gravel shoulders in the future?

I dont think thats their priority now. To be honest, it might never happen.

Autoroutes du Maroc : Evolution des recettes de péage et du trafic en 2008

L’année 2008 a été marquée par l’inauguration de la section Tanger-Port Tanger Med par Sa Majesté Le Roi Mohammed VI le 25 mars 2008 ainsi que par la mise en exploitation de la section M’Diq- F’nideq le 21 juillet 2008. Durant cette année, le trafic et la recette ont évolué respectivement de 12,7% et de 17,2% par rapport à l’année 2007.

La mise en service des nouvelles sections précitées, la variation de la structure du trafic par catégorie de véhicule ainsi que la variation de la matrice origine-destination expliquent la différence relativement importante entre l’évolution du trafic et celle de la recette. En effet, sur réseau stable, les évolutions de la circulation et de la recette entre 2008 et 2007 n’ont été respectivement que de 9,9% et de 10,1%.

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Are they gonna pave some of those gravel shoulders in the future?

It's not gravel, it's quite solid asphalt actually. Just not so dense. I don't they will pave any shoulders any time soon. For Moroccan authorities that's not an emergency lane where you need to drive, only to stop.

http://www.4lsensation.com/Album/Le%20raid%20!!/07%20-%20Tanger-Enjil/slides/6°%2018.02.07%20Tanger%20-%20enjil%20(41).JPG

That view is just breathtaking!! Im new to this website but Im getting to see alot of incredible motorways around the world on this forum.

In Ireland were starting to form some bit of modern infrastructure. We will have nearly 1000km of motorway next year or the year after. I never knew Morocco had very good road infrastructure!! :)

Thats a nice growth on the A1 and the A2, didnt expect that. Welcome to the forum transport21!

Not sure which interchange this is, i think its on the A3.

http://i43.tinypic.com/126bwnp.jpg

Busy A3 tollbooth:

http://i41.tinypic.com/16lb43t.jpg

A3:

http://i43.tinypic.com/ehgdwh.jpg

^^ Top image is A5 between Casablanca and El Jadida at Bir Jdid, middle is probably the toll barrier at Bouznika on the A3, and the bottom picture is the A7 facing northwards, just south of the motorway interchange at Casablanca Ouest (km 0 of the A7).

^^ Top image is A5 between Casablanca and El Jadida at Bir Jdid, middle is probably the toll barrier at Bouznika on the A3, and the bottom picture is the A7 facing northwards, just south of the motorway interchange at Casablanca Ouest (km 0 of the A7).

Kind of weird, because the last one i found (on panoramio) definately showed the A3. Besides, i would think the A7 would look "newer", but perhaps you are right.

It says Mohamedia on the sign, i didnt know the A7 reached that far.

Well, the part of the A7 from the airport and north towards Casablanca is simply the refubished 2x2 access road so it looks a bit old. They only start signing Mohammedia there because that's where the Casablanca bypass (A5) ends.

Kind of weird, because the last one i found (on panoramio) definately showed the A3. Besides, i would think the A7 would look "newer", but perhaps you are right.

It says Mohamedia on the sign, i didnt know the A7 reached that far.

They were improving the A7 the last time I used it although the works seemed to have just begun.

Nice pics, thank you all :)

Works for a 2X3 Casablanca :

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3498206852_9ddc8f98ac_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3497394687_c5dab2e30b_b.jpg

Nice pics Alex, thanks :D

Construction of the A7, stretch between Agadir - Marrakech:

http://i40.tinypic.com/311mbdk.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2uzrw45.jpg

Nice pics Alex, thanks :D

Yur' welcom ;)

The highway from Marrakech to Agadir is awesooome :nuts: :cheers:

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http://www.ferienhaus-ohrdruf.de/maroc/08_a2_meknes_9626.jpg

Source Flickr. By Haqq Rocks:

Autoroute A7

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Near Casablanca:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3610165599_4fa716ffc1.jpg?v=0

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/DSC00437.JPG

A1
http://nsa08.casimages.com/img/2009/06/15/090615034905600809.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa07.casimages.com/img/2009/06/15/090615034958703576.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

A7 Marrakech

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A few vids on the construction of the Marrakech-Agadir autoroute:

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http://www.med-in-marseille.info/IMG/jpg/route.jpg

It look like USA !

It look like USA !

True :) the landscape and the SUV!

True :) the landscape and the SUV!

Yep, and the USA also has those large medians right?

Yep, and the USA also has those large medians right?

Yes, but based on I habe seen on US movies, I think the median on the middle is normally covered by concrete?

Some more pictures (google) - some are from the A7, some are from the A2 i think.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xq4SYfnuQgM/SlDJtkAobkI/AAAAAAAADsg/4Y0CS3CVdk8/s640/DSC_0018.JPG

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Source (google)

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http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xq4SYfnuQgM/SlDKnaAfXQI/AAAAAAAAD-c/q1q7c7ctQSA/s640/DSC_0410.JPG

El Jadida - Casablanca:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3497340145_3bb0a2c9b0_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3498159114_ae8c803dd1_b.jpg
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3498179328_b142814644_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3498183526_0a32687728_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3498188662_08467d069c_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3498195550_bd99ffe991_b.jpg

You seem the be the highways' specialist of the forum :)
What's ur opinion on moroccan highways (network, quality of infrastructures etc.)?

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New numbers for the AADTs on Moroccan autoroutes. Quite hefty increases I think, especially considering traffic volumes are decreasing (I think) in Europe. Currently, only the Casablanca-Rabat section is being upgraded to 2x3. Looks like the Casablanca-Berrechid Nord section (corresponding to the road from Casablanca to the airport) needs to be upgraded next.

You seem the be the highways' specialist of the forum :)
What's ur opinion on moroccan highways (network, quality of infrastructures etc.)?

It's very good but Rabat needs a bypass and Casa - Rabat must be larger 3*2 or even 4*2!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/3742923242_df13386dee_b.jpg

very very european

It's very good but Rabat needs a bypass and Casa - Rabat must be larger 3*2 or even 4*2!

For 40,000 AADT? It can easily remain 2×2 for some time, i.e. until ~80,000 AADT.

For 40,000 AADT? It can easily remain 2×2 for some time, i.e. until ~80,000 AADT.

I agree. Rabat-Casa can remai 2X2 for 2 or 3 more ways. By the other hand, works are expected to finish in 2012...I guess the traffic will continue in 3 years...mmmh so maybe it is not a too bad idea :)
Rabat new bypass is absolutely compulsory: it does not make any sens to have all traffic coming from south and north (Rabat is at the crossroad of north-south / east-west axis) crossing the city. During summer traffic jams are awfull because there are around 3 crossings/lights on the current bypass.

For 40,000 AADT? It can easily remain 2×2 for some time, i.e. until ~80,000 AADT.

Considering the driving on that stretch of motorway, 2x3 is necessary in order to have some veering space...

I thought of that. :lol: Indeed, if people drive like crazy, 2×3 can be needed even as early as 40,000 AADT, while in countries with very disciplined drivers, 2×2 can function even above 100,000 AADT.

http://blogs.km77.com/100000kmengolf/files/2009/06/006-autopista.jpg

A2 Rabat - Fès near Khémisset
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2914515911_718e2511ca_o.jpgBy bad-zeppelin @ Flickr

double posting

haha look the different its al dry in the summer

http://www.4lsensation.com/Album/Le%20raid%20!!/07%20-%20Tanger-Enjil/slides/6°%2018.02.07%20Tanger%20-%20enjil%20(41).JPG

I like that Morocco builds real motorways, not some Soviet-style crap.

^^
slovenia has one of the best modern highways in europe too

Slovenia's famous hayways:
http://www.hayinart.com/images/hayway.jpg

Haha, that's a modern hayway indeed. :D

Haha, that's a modern hayway indeed. :D

i mean highway not HAYWAY lol

Trafic Moyen Journalier Mensuel en 2008 et 2009

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ADM : 20% part des paiements en électronique en 2008

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L’espèce demeure le moyen de paiement le plus courant avec une part de 78% mais avec une baisse de 2,3% par rapport à 2007. Les cartes à décompte argent et les cartes administratives ont progressé respectivement de 9,8% et de 14,9% tandis que les tickets administration ont reculé de 9,5%.
Pour la première fois, la part des recettes générées par les moyens de
paiement électroniques dépasse 20% des recettes de péage globales.

http://www.adm.co.ma/publications.cfm?id=11&type=2

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Expressway (RN 16) near TangerMed Port and Tetouan

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source imageshack (myself :))

those last 2 cactually look like Palm Springs, California area... with the windmills too heheh

Expressway between Fnideq and M'diq (Tetouan region, north of Morocco), taken by me while driving. - RN16, the road shown above by Tetwani is the RN2 between Tanger and Tetouan.

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Expressway between Fnideq and M'diq (Tetouan region, north of Morocco), taken by me while driving. - RN16, the road shown above by Tetwani is the RN2 between Tanger and Tetouan.

No, the road shown by Tetwani is indeed the RN16, but between Fnideq and the Tanger-Med Port where it has also been upgraded to an expressway.

No, the road shown by Tetwani is indeed the RN16, but between Fnideq and the Tanger-Med Port where it has also been upgraded to an expressway.

Thats odd, because the RN2 (which is also upgraded to 2 x 2) looks practically the same - even the view is the same (windmills), i even have some pictures of the RN2 which i made last week:

http://i27.tinypic.com/5p65y.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/20g040w.jpg

From Tanger Med to Tanger central ville is 1x1, thats for sure. Unless he was talking about the part between Fnideq and Tanger Med indeed. I haven't taken that road yet.

Thats odd, because the RN2 (which is also upgraded to 2 x 2) looks practically the same - even the view is the same (windmills), i even have some pictures of the RN2 which i made last week:


There are windmills in all the region

Koudia el Beida ones are close to RN16 and Ain el Hssen ones close to RN2

More RN16 pics, taken by me:

http://i32.tinypic.com/f9godh.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/adcjo8.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/bip202.jpg

Im verry happy when the highway from Marrakesh to Agadir is finished. Because every year if we come to Morocco we have to go all the way to agadir. Thats not a big problem but the way from Marakkesh to Agadir, way Amskrout is verry dangerous right now.

More RN16

http://i26.tinypic.com/29c72hw.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/wl6f7s.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/qodqp4.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/34zbu5h.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/1zbfa53.jpg

Autoroute A4 Tanger - Tanger Med

http://i30.tinypic.com/2a6uqn8.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/e16kns.jpg

N16 between Tanger Med & Ksar Sghir - expressway under construction

http://i28.tinypic.com/rrm6ix.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/o7veon.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/25s6jo6.jpg

Good job :cheers:

Machallah thnx ! ;)

Highway Tangier - Assilah

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http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/IMG_0101.JPG

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Great pictures Entreact! Thnx

Pics

Nationale (N-16) entre Tangemed et Fnideq ou "Castillejos"

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Source: Me

http://www.yawatani.com/images/stories/DSC_0151.jpg

http://www.ma.emb-japan.go.jp/image/pret_yens_photo/autoroute-h300m.jpg

http://www.ma.emb-japan.go.jp/image/pret_yens_photo/peage-h300m.jpg

A7 (Casablanca - Marrakech)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4038862575_6ff63d9926.jpg

A6 (Tetouan - Fnideq)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/4007448620_30bc95e484.jpg

To connect the major cities in the south of Morocco, the government made the decision to also broaden the RN18 (in 2006), to make it an "express way". The RN18 connects Agadir to Marrakech. This national road runs alongside the A7 highway which connects Casablanca with Marrakech and Agadir. The works on this national road have been finished, the highway is still under construction.

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/4062692772_41edb39094_b.jpg

Passage underneath the A7 (highway):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4062019661_358130b5e3_b.jpg

Trucks on the right driving on and off for the construction of the A7:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/4062014971_d38e249160_b.jpg

More A7 construction:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4062024687_8ee90e38af_b.jpg

Source SSC user Gadiri

There are windmills in all the region

Koudia el Beida ones are close to RN16 and Ain el Hssen ones close to RN2


Ah yeah I see now. Besides, the RN2 still has yellow lines.

A3 (Temara)

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Anyone in here know about a website with the Morocan road signs? In graphic.

Tanger-Rabat

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http://lh5.ggpht.com/_V7sG_fY07PM/SutGAu0zfpI/AAAAAAAACZM/-CW6ZKoV4E0/s800/IMG_6471.jpg

Casablanca

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3AIhzF-otH0/St8I-6vup0I/AAAAAAAABiU/mPOxBIOciPs/s912/IMG_3671.JPG

A7 Marrakech:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3AIhzF-otH0/St8CQeJMw0I/AAAAAAAABLU/ZbYl9m9JkIg/s912/IMG_3641.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3AIhzF-otH0/St8CemDEXXI/AAAAAAAABMQ/q6R_3hVAHaU/s912/IMG_3656.JPG

Take your pick - Toll highway or free national road!
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3AIhzF-otH0/St8CNk-yfnI/AAAAAAAABLI/p72dKnCLIzI/s912/IMG_3638.JPG

Nice job Muttie! :)

Car pile-up in both ways during heavy fog on the Casablanca-Rabat Highway

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http://www.travel4arab.com/photo/data/500/medium/2006_177.jpg

Car pile-up in both ways during heavy fog on the Casablanca-Rabat Highway

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Wow, how many cars were involved? Any deaths or serious injuries?

Wow, how many cars were involved? Any deaths or serious injuries?

As far as i know there were no deaths, a few people were slightly injured though.

Some pictures of Moroccan national roads:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/4103180771_dd4d2c5506.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4108857606_e962e6964d.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2542/4108860038_6d9f01db3f.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/4107216389_51910d319c.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/3986886506_9609c56ff8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3736862888_a7e31b588e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3291297368_c7f3c70da8.jpg

A7 Gas station

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_EvGsrrdoD54/SwF6vmprDnI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Ds9FQubJOYo/s1024/DSC01131.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_EvGsrrdoD54/SwF6vxzCBOI/AAAAAAAAAFc/_1YoqDsWX3o/s1024/DSC01132.JPG

Le paysage est vraiment extraordinaire.

I love our highways! :D Nice pis Muttie! ;)

Nice pis? :D I hope you mean pics :P.

Anyway, heres some video's showing the hard work of a Moroccan truck driver in Morocco. The last one is with highway footage.

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0t_UqCDB7b4

^^ :lol: Yes pics! :lol:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/4151596471_01befe4eef_b.jpg

Nice pic. Did you take it yourself?

Nice pic. Did you take it yourself?

pic or piss :lol:

It depends on your sexual orientation. Personally I meant pics.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/4151596471_01befe4eef_b.jpg

Nice one. This is the A7 northern Marrakech interchange. It's the only interchange with stack features in Morocco, but it only has three access routes so it's not a "real" stack. This perspective is coming from Agadir.

Nice pic. Did you take it yourself?

lla lkitha sur flickr! :lol:

lla lkitha sur flickr! :lol:

"No, I found it on flickr"

"No, I found it on flickr"

For whom are you translating? The asker understands arabic! :lol: :lol:

For everyone else who might check this thread.

For everyone else who might check this thread.

Ohhh what a nice guy! :okay: :applause:

It keeps the mods happy ;)

And now I understood it to! THANKS!

It didn't take much to understand when the word 'flickr' was involved. :lol: We don't have many pics of the A7 here. Do you have more?

Since we're already OT, I have a quick question:

I noticed different Arabic spellings of names such as Agadir.

On google maps the g in Agadir is spelled as ghain, the same as on the English wikipedia page, while on the French wiki page it's spelled the same way as on road signs in .ma On the German page it's written with a kaf.
The Arabic wiki page has both spellings, one with ghain and one with gaf. (unfortunately I don't really understand Arabic, but I can read the alphabet well enough to decipher most road signs) ;)

What's the reason for these variations and is there a system where and when one or the other is used?
In Morocco, the spelling with gaf was the most frequent, so I assume that's the "correct" spelling? Has it mainly to do with keyboards and the letter gaf not being available on other keyboards?

Sorry, back on topic.... Great picture of the A7. :okay:

As far as I know I always have seen Agadir spelled: a - ga (like the first sound in "gas") - dir. But I agree with you that the sound "ga" even if it's frequently used in egyptian arabic doesn't exist in arabic alphabet. Usually we use use the letter "kaf" with 3 dots above it. That's the way write the name in Morocco. The different transcriptions you speak about are probably due to the fact that the Agadir english wiki page has been written by middle-eastern arab speakers. Concerning the spelling of the word in latin alphabet, I haven't noticed any other versions than the moroccan standard one.

Agadir is not an Arabic name but a Berber name so in fact the name is transliterated on road signs into Arabic. To spell it with a ghayn غـ would thus be incorrect as it's not the closest to the way it's pronounced. As G isn't a letter in the Arabic alphabet, the closest letter should be kaf ﻛ with is given three dots in Morocco to show that it should be pronounced as a G: ڭ

I think we're on topic, Agadir is signposted on Moroccan motorways you know ;)

(unfortunately I don't really understand Arabic, but I can read the alphabet well enough to decipher most road signs) ;)

Really? Me too. :) Or better said, I used to, but I've forgotten pretty much everything. :(

Some pics I had taken last summer :

http://i47.tinypic.com/2d9wvfm.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2it6k28.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/fk2khf.jpg

Eek, huge pictures :P

Anyhow, A7 - Marrakech - Casablanca

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_XG8w-0GmSv8/SxyGjw1SQOI/AAAAAAAABZQ/OCPq_BJJ05c/s800/DSCN2285.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XG8w-0GmSv8/SxyGlpdK-nI/AAAAAAAABZo/Ika6j7MdgqQ/s800/DSCN2287.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_XG8w-0GmSv8/SxyGkX1CpbI/AAAAAAAABZY/VVtfwGkIkHs/s800/DSCN2286.JPG

Casablanca - Rabat

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8Z7JEyz1nNo/Sxx6ivpcomI/AAAAAAAABQc/xMnTWgqblds/s800/Morocco%20III%20%28196%29.jpg

A3 (casablanca- mohammedia) - Credits to SSC user CASAMOR

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/3742923242_df13386dee_b.jpg

Casablanca - Rabat

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8Z7JEyz1nNo/Sxx6ivpcomI/AAAAAAAABQc/xMnTWgqblds/s800/Morocco%20III%20%28196%29.jpg

That's not Casa-Rabat, the terrain is too mountainous. Looks more like A2 Rabat-Fes.

That's not Casa-Rabat, the terrain is too mountainous. Looks more like A2 Rabat-Fes.

Actually it is the A1 Rabat-Tangier.

A2 Rabat - Meknes

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_u6D4BdGsMAY/Syay_kvfLxI/AAAAAAAABjw/iDS6aqCShrg/s800/IMG_2483.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_u6D4BdGsMAY/Syay8aI_acI/AAAAAAAABjs/QBYydiugjzI/s800/IMG_2482.JPG

A3 (casablanca- mohammedia) - Credits to SSC user CASAMOR

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/3742923242_df13386dee_b.jpg

Merciiiii! :lol: :lol: :lol:

In Morocco motorways with 2x3 lanes are existing only in Casablanca?

In Morocco motorways with 2x3 lanes are existing only in Casablanca?

They are in the middle of expanding the highway between Rabat and Casablanca (length of 54 km) from 2x2 to 2x3.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/2701332395_2a54d8fbd4_b.jpg

A4

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_GFyamfNyllQ/Sdpu-cvAO-I/AAAAAAAACL8/blpeCpg6LIE/s800/100_1265.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_GFyamfNyllQ/SdpvCgwQ_yI/AAAAAAAACMk/l6iUoHtJo6w/s800/100_1272.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GFyamfNyllQ/SdpvSw0U5mI/AAAAAAAACOg/nXu-2H_io4E/s800/100_1297.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GFyamfNyllQ/Sdpu4WGHc9I/AAAAAAAACLM/tgGzcNlQ3eI/s800/100_1257.JPG

Highway connecting Fes-Meknes-Rabat (A2)

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_38Fggy3SNrk/S0w_9lqNDUI/AAAAAAAAAy8/YnXLH28ni-U/s800/DSC00574.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_38Fggy3SNrk/S0w_9-exfUI/AAAAAAAAAzA/CQCPp8DUHbs/s800/DSC00575.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_38Fggy3SNrk/S0w___HNvQI/AAAAAAAAAzg/CR_ImxEp58Y/s800/DSC00587.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_38Fggy3SNrk/S0w__GX9QyI/AAAAAAAAAzU/BDRrEeET64g/s800/DSC00583.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_38Fggy3SNrk/S0w_-5r8QXI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/bhzzg53PU4M/s800/DSC00582.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_38Fggy3SNrk/S0w_-LMBiHI/AAAAAAAAAzE/mZUsS_2mq0s/s800/DSC00578.JPG

Nice updates!

Marrakesh-Agadir highway finish in 2010 inshallah, Argana-Amskroud by Dogus

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/proje.asp?sirket_ID=1&dil_ID=2&proje_ID=953


http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/839/arganaamskroudfotopixel.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/i/arganaamskroudfotopixel.jpg/)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7039/arganaamskroudfotopixell.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/i/arganaamskroudfotopixell.jpg/)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/839/arganaamskroudfotopixel.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/arganaamskroudfotopixel.jpg/)

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/839/arganaamskroudfotopixel.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/arganaamskroudfotopixel.jpg/)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2008/arganaamskroudfotopixelk.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/i/arganaamskroudfotopixelk.jpg/)

Asilah-Tangiers part of Rabat-Tangiers highway already open, by Dogus

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/proje.asp?sirket_ID=1&dil_ID=2&proje_ID=577

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/126/b0019303.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/i/b0019303.jpg/)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8946/b0019302.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/b0019302.jpg/)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4972/b0019301.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/b0019301.jpg/)

Tangier-Tangier-med (harbour back) highway, and railway

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4424/autorouteetvoieferre.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/autorouteetvoieferre.jpg/)

the last pic s so awesome.

the mounatin, the sea, the sunset, and the beautiful highway

if you have a nice car, that's the pleasure of driving!

By Hysen Rebello, near Casablanca

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4311589120_4cf38a3961_b.jpg

http://nsa10.casimages.com/img/2010/01/30/100130101733701310.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa11.casimages.com/img/2010/01/30/100130101758325833.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa11.casimages.com/img/2010/01/30/10013010182368865.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa10.casimages.com/img/2010/01/30/100130101847794514.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa10.casimages.com/img/2010/01/30/100130101911650016.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

http://nsa10.casimages.com/img/2010/01/30/100130101937945260.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

What autoroute is that Salim, nice pictures.

Tangier-Tangier-med (harbour back) highway, and railway


A4 to be precise.

What autoroute is that Salim, nice pictures.

A7 marrakech casa

By Hysen Rebello, near Casablanca

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4311589120_4cf38a3961_b.jpg

Is that near Lissasfa, or where is it? I've never seen yellow markings like that on Moroccan roads when there aren't any roadworks.

Is that near Lissasfa, or where is it? I've never seen yellow markings like that on Moroccan roads when there aren't any roadworks.

Casablanca - Berrachid (confirmed by another SSC user in the Moroccan forum), and there are/were road works. The asphalt is brand new it seems.

I think Salim had posted some roadwork pics in another thread.

cysHuhUbmBo

cysHuhUbmBo

Thanks. Muttie.:)

TomTom launched navigator on Moroccan market:

http://www.econostrum.info/photo/grande-1875357-2565131.jpg?ibox

http://www.tomtom.com/index.php?Lid=49

Covers nearly 70.000 km of roads and highways. (TeleAtlas map).

Marrakesh-Agadir highway will opened this year. Work in Atlas mountains.

Pics byme. July 2009.

Between Amskroud an Argana

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3876/dscf0889.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/dscf0889.jpg/)

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8691/dscf0890.jpg (http://img715.imageshack.us/i/dscf0890.jpg/)

Bridge near "rocher de la grenouille" (on the top)

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6445/dscf0065d.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/dscf0065d.jpg/)

Marrakesh-Agadir highway will opened this year. Work in Atlas mountains.

Pics by Anaowamessi in moroccan forum.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs276.snc1/10328_142932584500_142919869500_2446644_5793502_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs256.snc1/10328_142932559500_142919869500_2446642_7999662_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs276.snc1/10328_142947444500_142919869500_2446722_3301691_n.jpg

Marrakesh-Agadir highway will opened this year. Work in Atlas mountains.

Pics by Anaowamessi in moroccan forum.

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs256.snc1/10328_142938114500_142919869500_2446663_3296955_n.jpg
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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z0q2HW5fnt0/So3VU5h9m9I/AAAAAAAAAvE/JBa5ZIozhek/s1600/DSC04098.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z0q2HW5fnt0/So3Zl3XjxOI/AAAAAAAAAwM/k3hCmrvaSIo/s1600/DSC04518.JPG
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