This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
Media reports indicate that Morocco’s “Al Boraq” high-speed train network expansion project will soon include the city of Marrakech, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s rail network infrastructure.
The same reports indicate that the companies that will undertake the implementation of this major project, the cost of which is estimated at more than 338 billion cents (approximately 3.31 billion US dollars), have been selected.
It was added that Moroccan companies were able to outperform their foreign counterparts in the implementation of important parts of the project, which connects the cities of Kenitra and Marrakech, with local companies obtaining contracts worth a total of 12,000 euros. 9 billion dirhams, surpassing Chinese and French companies.
The high-speed train line is planned to extend to the city of Marrakech, after being limited in recent years to connecting the cities of Tangier and Casablanca.
