:cheers: Spain and Morocco to link via rail tunnel
Following an agreement signed in January 2004 between Morocco and Spain to build a 39 km (24 miles) rail tunnel under the strait of Gibraltar an international call for tender was launched by joint venture company Societe Nationale d'Etudes du Detroit de Gibraltar (Morocco) and SECEG (Spain).
The tender consists of drilling 7 boreholes for geological studies that will determine the depth and final route of the tunnel.
The Spanish and Moroccan governments have been undertaking negotiations to build the tunnel for over 20 years. Construction is due to start in 2008 and the overall cost of the project is estimated at 3 - 10 billion Euros. Both Morocco and Spain are investing several million Euros in intensive research studies and they are likely to seek the European Union's assistance for financial support. The final project will include the construction of two tunnels with a service tunnel in the middle to connect them and will be similar to the Channel Tunnel that links Britain to France. The two adjacent tunnels are planned between Punta Paloma (40km west of Gibraltar) and Punta Malabata, near Tangiers.
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Mustapha
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Following an agreement signed in January 2004 between Morocco and Spain to build a 39 km (24 miles) rail tunnel under the strait of Gibraltar an international call for tender was launched by joint venture company Societe Nationale d'Etudes du Detroit de Gibraltar (Morocco) and SECEG (Spain).
The tender consists of drilling 7 boreholes for geological studies that will determine the depth and final route of the tunnel.
The Spanish and Moroccan governments have been undertaking negotiations to build the tunnel for over 20 years. Construction is due to start in 2008 and the overall cost of the project is estimated at 3 - 10 billion Euros. Both Morocco and Spain are investing several million Euros in intensive research studies and they are likely to seek the European Union's assistance for financial support. The final project will include the construction of two tunnels with a service tunnel in the middle to connect them and will be similar to the Channel Tunnel that links Britain to France. The two adjacent tunnels are planned between Punta Paloma (40km west of Gibraltar) and Punta Malabata, near Tangiers.
Kindest regards
Mustapha
0208 508 9905
www.propertyborders.com
Moroccan Hospitality With British Professionalism