This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Fikri Ould Ali Heba Press
On an inspection tour, the worker from the province of Al Hoceima, Hassan Zitouni, on the morning of Thursday January 2, 2025, accompanied by the Secretary General of Labor, the head of regional security and the heads of external services, visited the workshops to complete the work of expanding and strengthening the road section that connects the Caliphate to homes, through Katama on regional road 509, with a length of 52, km, which included three sections with a total cost of 296.80 million dirhams, including five technical installations and an expansion. Road width from 5 to 8.5 meters.
The inspection visit also focused on the project to reconstruct an artistic space in the Beni Boufrah valley at the entrance to the “Al-Tauris” Center, with a length of 63 meters, the financial cost of which was raised to approximately 9.14 million dirhams allocated to the National Initiative for Human Development project, which is the equipment that will allow the population to overcome the problem of road closures. This center remains isolated from the outside world in winter.
The regional director of equipment, water, transport and logistics in Al Hoceima, Youssef Al-Sahimi, indicated, on the sidelines of this visit, that the work on the Khalfa-Iskan road section project via Katama on Regional Road No. 509, known as Al-Wahda Road, has progressed by about 70 percent, with a length of 52 km and a width of 5 to 8.5 meters, in plus the reconstruction of five new structures, which are arches of the same size.
The regional manager of equipment, transport and logistics confirmed that the project presented a number of difficulties linked to the mountainous terrain of the region, characterized by high altitudes and deep slopes, but these were overcome thanks to the combined efforts of all. involved in this project, whether they come from the central, regional or regional services of the ministry, or from regional and local authorities.
It is hoped that this project will contribute – according to the statement of the same official – to the economic, social and tourist development of the region, and will also work to improve and improve the service offered to road users, improve road safety indicators and . break the isolation of residents of the region by allowing them to access basic services, especially in winter. Who experiences significant snowfall?
