Under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco has experienced a remarkable transformation in the development of its infrastructure, with particular attention paid to the highway network. In 1999, the country had only 400 kilometers of highways. Today, this network extends over nearly 1,800 kilometers, connecting major cities with more than 400,000 inhabitants, and positioning itself as the second largest highway network on the continent, behind South Africa.
As Morocco prepares to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup, the Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) is working to expand the national highway network in accordance with the highest international standards. high, to respond to the intensity of motorway traffic expected during these sporting events. In this context, ADM is investing in several strategic projects.
Current projects: modernization and expansion
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The new Tit Mellil-Berrechid highway: First Moroccan highway initially designed as 2×3 lanes
30 kilometers long, the new Tit Mellil-Berrechid motorway will connect the Casablanca bypass motorway, at the Tit Mellil junction, to the Casablanca-Marrakech and Berrechid-Beni Mellal motorways at the Berrechid motorway junction. With a budget of 2.5 billion dirhams (DH), financed mainly by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (FADES), the project is divided into four lots, half of the work has already been completed. Delivery is expected within 30 months.
This highway will offer an effective alternative to relieve congestion in Greater Casablanca, by reducing the duration and distance of travel for users coming from the North and East and heading towards the South of the Kingdom.
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The tripling of the Casablanca-Berrechid highway and the Casablanca bypass highway, nearing completion
This strategic project aims to streamline traffic passing through greater Casablanca and facilitate access to socio-economic facilities in the region, in particular to the Mohamed V international airport. This project, which concerns a 60 km stretch going from the Mohammedia bifurcation to the Berrechid motorway junction via the Lissasfa bifurcation, is carried out for a total budget of more than 2 billion DH.
Representing one of the most complex projects to carry out, given that it concerns the tripling of high-traffic motorway sections serving vital infrastructures and requiring the maintenance of 2×2 traffic during the work period, ADM ensured that the implementation of ingenious phasing with the aim of minimizing the inconvenience caused and securing the surroundings of the site, in order to ensure that the level of service offered to the client-user is maintained.
The work, carried out by 100% Moroccan companies, is currently in the final phase, significantly ahead of the initial schedule.
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The redevelopment of the motorway junctions of Ain Harrouda and Sidi Maarouf
As part of the continued development of the Casablanca-Settat region and to streamline the busiest routes, the Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) has undertaken two major projects: the redevelopment of the Sidi Maarouf motorway junction, and that of the motorway section linking the Mohammedia-West interchange to the Ain Harrouda junction. These two projects introduce new solutions in Morocco. Among them, the construction of structures on several levels and the total separation of traffic flows, designed to optimize traffic management.
The Sidi Maarouf node will adopt an innovative three-story format, combining two types of exchangers, “cloverleaf” and “turbine”. This system will make it possible to eliminate current intersections, increase the capacity of the junction and adapt to traffic growth.
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For its part, the Ain Harrouda junction, which aims to alleviate traffic on this strategic section, ensures both the transit of North-South traffic, the function of motorway penetrating towards Casablanca, and the service of the agglomeration of Mohammedia as well as its industrial zone. It will benefit from a complete overhaul, with the creation of new lanes of up to eight per direction, the construction of an elevated intersection at the current roundabout in the Mohammedia industrial zone, and the establishment of a new connection between the urban highway and the Casablanca bypass highway. These developments will allow users coming from Casablanca to reach the south more smoothly.
These two projects, which mobilize a total budget of 1.1 billion dirhams, are co-financed by the Ministry of Equipment and Water, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, ADM, and the Casablanca-Settat region. . Scheduled to take 22 months, their implementation is managed by ADM Projet, the technical expertise subsidiary of Autoroutes Du Maroc.
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Rabat-Casablanca Continental Motorway: A promising future for the motorway network
ADM is not limited to these ongoing projects. The company is planning new initiatives, including the construction of a mainland Rabat-Casablanca highway. With an investment of 5 billion DH, this corridor, 59 kilometers long, aims to prevent any congestion on the current Rabat-Casablanca axis and to offer a higher level of service.
At the same time, ADM has broadened its mission in recent years to include user service, with an emphasis on safety and travel comfort. This strategy, combined with large-scale projects, places Morocco among the nations with modern and competitive infrastructure, meeting growing mobility needs while anticipating future challenges.
