HIBAPRESS – A. Muhyawi
The city of Sefrou is experiencing a troubling traffic situation due to the near-total absence of traffic lights and road signs, making it, according to observers, the only city in the Fes-Meknes region that lacks these basic structures for regulating traffic, despite its urban status and economic and tourist importance.
This situation puts the elements of the urban police of Sefrou in a daily confrontation with the constraints of organizing traffic, as male and female security personnel are forced to compensate for the absence of signage with a permanent field presence, especially in roundabouts and main axes, which puts double pressure on human resources and limits the direction of efforts to other security tasks of no less importance.
Traffic chaos and increasing risks
A number of drivers and professionals confirm that the absence of traffic lights and ground and vertical signs contributes to the rise in the level of traffic confusion, and increases the risks of accidents, especially during peak hours and near educational institutions, markets and public facilities, in addition to the difficulty of pedestrian and elderly people's movement.
This organizational vacuum also reflects negatively on the image of the city, which is a known historical and cultural destination, and receives visitors from inside and outside the region, which raises questions about the priorities of urban management and its extent to keep pace with urban transformations and increasing traffic density.
Where is the role of the officials?
In the face of this reality, local voices are rising, demanding urgent intervention from the responsible authorities, whether at the level of the territorial community or decentralized interests, in order to adopt a clear plan to equip the city with traffic lights and signs, in a way that guarantees the safety of citizens and reduces the burden on the security services.
Local actors agree that organizing traffic is not an urban luxury, but an essential condition for public safety and quality of life, calling for a transition from the logic of circumstantial management to sustainable structural solutions that keep pace with the status of Sefrou as a pivotal city within the Fes-Meknes region.
