HIBAPRESS – Mohamed Zerih – The communal council of Ighzannane, in the Nador province, is preparing for a significant step towards reshaping the urban and economic landscape of the region. It is scheduled to hold an extraordinary session on September 8, 2026, to deliberate on the sectoral planning design project related to the impact area of the Nador West Med port.
This anticipated meeting comes directly after the conclusion of the public consultation process on the third of this month, which served as a crucial stage for receiving public feedback. This marks the commencement of the actual phase in shaping future development by laying the foundations for two new urban hubs.
The major projects of this design, based on Article 28 of Law No. 12.90 concerning urban planning, are spread across a total area exceeding 350 hectares.
This urban development initiative aims to break isolation and improve road connectivity by creating 113 new roads. Prominent among these is the expansion of Regional Road No. 6202 to a width of 40 meters, which will necessitate the activation of expropriation procedures for public utility to secure the land required for these essential infrastructure developments.
The Imihayaten sector emerges as the largest sector in terms of area, exceeding 222 hectares. An integrated design has been developed for this sector, blending diverse residential fabrics, ranging from villas to apartment buildings up to four floors high, and providing a range of vital public facilities.
These facilities include administrative offices, a bus station, a health center, a vocational secondary school, and a professional training center. Additionally, a significant area of approximately 4.5 hectares has been allocated for a logistics zone and another for integrated projects, the nature of which will be precisely determined by a specialized local committee.
Conversely, the Tifassour sector extends over an area of 135 hectares with an urban character predominantly residential, surrounded by buildings reaching a maximum of the fourth floor along major road axes.
The design has imposed strict technical regulations requiring any future construction to be connected to potable water and liquid sanitation networks, along with strict adherence to the anti-seismic building system known as RPS 2000 to ensure safety and structural integrity.
Upon the conclusion of this extraordinary session, the final file will be submitted to the Central Committee for Objections for review of the received comments, paving the way for the final stage of publication in the Official Gazette, signaling the actual entry into legal force. These accelerated steps underscore the desire of local and elected authorities to keep pace with the developmental leap that the Nador West Med complex will create, and to transform its surroundings into an integrated investment and residential hub.
