Heba Press – Casablanca
Studies have been launched on the maritime tunnel project that will connect Morocco to Spain, while the Spanish company Secegsa has studied seismic research to advance studies related to the construction of the tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain.
In this regard, Spanish newspapers reported that the route of the tunnel, chosen after studies, is 42 kilometers long, between Punta Paloma in Tarifa and Punta Malabata, 11 kilometers west of Tangier.
The same newspapers, citing their sources in Spain, reported that there would be two single-track tunnels with a diameter of 7.9 meters, with a service corridor with a diameter of 6 meters, and that the three tunnels would be connected by transverse corridors every 340 meters. meters.
According to the Spanish company for fixed communications studies in the Strait of Gibraltar, the tunnel, which will connect the railway networks between Spain and Morocco, will be able to transport 12.8 million passengers per year, with the potential to transport 13 million tons of goods between Africa and Europe.
