This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Dakhla
Work on the Tiznit-Dakhla highway is 100% complete and some final touches are still in progress.
The new development model for the southern regions
This major project, which rehabilitates national road No. 1 over a length of 1,055 kilometers, is part of the new development model for the southern provinces launched by King Mohammed VI in 2015 on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the Green walk.
One of the most striking elements of this vast project is the Laâyoune-Dakhla axis, which extends over a length of 500 kilometers and costs around one billion dirhams. The works were completed years ago after it was expanded and strengthened in accordance with international road safety standards.
Laâyoune and Guelmim
As for the second axis, it connects Laâyoune to Guelmim over a distance of 436 kilometers, at a cost of 5 billion dirhams. This part was characterized by the construction of a large number of bridges over the main valleys, despite the challenges faced by the execution teams, which were overcome to ensure the completion of the works.
The third axis concerns the road linking Tiznit and Guelmim, which extends over 114 kilometers at a cost of two billion dirhams, and crosses the Anti-Atlas.
Moroccan production
This ambitious project, whose total cost reached around 10 billion dirhams, is beginning to have a positive impact on the southern regions and their inhabitants, as it has strengthened economic development and encouraged foreign investment. The project is considered a Moroccan achievement par excellence, because entirely Moroccan hands participated in it, from studies to implementation.
The additions also included improving road safety, including the construction of the large bridge over the Saqia El Hamra valley on the ring road. The bridge extends over 1,648 meters in length and reaches a height of 46 meters, at a cost exceeding 1.3 billion dirhams.
Guelmim-Tiznit axis
This bridge is supported by columns built on deep foundations, which will help ease the pressure on traffic within the city of Laâyoune.
Pending the completion of some remaining signaling works on the Guelmim-Tiznit axis, the project is considered a strategic step towards improving infrastructure and strengthening communication between the southern regions and the rest of the Kingdom.
