Moroccan highways

[Redalinho]

The Moroccan highways company (ADM) has decided to accelerate the rhythm of per annum highway construction from 160km in the 2000-2006 period to 200km in the 2007-2012 stretch, i.e. a total of 1,420km.

According to the ADM annual report, 808 kilometers of new highways will be constructed by end 2010.

The 2005-2010 program includes the construction of new highway links between Marrakech and Agadir (233km, central south), Fès-Oujda (320km, center to east), Settat-Marrakech (145km, west to center)… as well as the completion of the highway linking Casablanca to El Jadida.

The report also forwards the amount of MAD 16Bn, around USD 2Bn, required to achieve this program, excluding the Fès-Oujda part. The larger part of the money will be provided by Arab and international banks and funds.

[Redalinho]

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[Redalinho]

New motorway to link Fes-Oujda by 2010

A 328-Kilometer long motorway will link, as of 2010, the central city of Fès and the eastern town of Oujda, at the border with Algeria. The total cost of this project exceeds USD 1Bn.

Launched, here Tuesday, by king Mohammed VI, the construction works are expected to last 42 months.

Several national and international companies, namely, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (USD 104.7Mn), Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (USD 209.4Mn) and European Investment Bank (USD 230.4Mn) participate in the project.

The Islamic development Bank contributed with USD 125.6Mn while the Abu Dhabi Fund earmarked USD 26.1Mn, OPEC offered USD 26.1Mn and Moroccan government, besides The Hassan II Fund for Economic and social Development, dedicated some USD 232.7Mn to the project.

Once finished, the Fes-Oujda motorway will be included in the future Maghreban motorways network, linking Nouakchott (Mauritania) to Tobrouk(Libya).

The national motorways network which totals 640 Kms is to reach 1,420 kilometers by 2010.

[Izman]

They have to build highwais to connect all Mediterranean Sea cities!
Thanks for the info, Redalinho :okay:

[Ali_B]

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[Gilgamesh]

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lol @ that right pointing arrow...

[madao]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/271196047_c6a180d2b0_b.jpg

[salim_rbt]

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[salim_rbt]

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[madao]

thank you for the pictures salim
do you also have a picture of the new highway to marrakech?
thanks

[Verso]

Aren't the fonts the same as in France? And as I can see, the color of the signs is blue, but why is this sign white then?http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/IMG_0050111.jpg

[ChrisZwolle]

The Moroccan motorways are very much inspired by France, even the road markings looks French.

It looks a lot of the older French fonts and signage. That is now rare in France, however i did saw some near Valenciennes and Lille last week.

[Ali_B]

Aren't the fonts the same as in France? And as I can see, the color of the signs is blue, but why is this sign white then?

as long as you re not on the highway it's blue on white. Once you're on the highway it's white on blue. This is the entryway to the highay

[Verso]

^ Oh, I see, thanks. This blue on white is quite appealing. =)

[salim_rbt]

Autoroute Casablanca - El Jadida
http://www.adm.co.ma/photo.cfm?id=40
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[madao]

salim i cant see the picures
try to post them with http://imageshack.us/

[salim_rbt]

autoroute de marrakech

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[salim_rbt]

Autoroute Casablanca - El Jadida

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[madao]

thanks you very much salim shoukran eh goya

[Purple Dreams]

^ Oh, I see, thanks. This blue on white is quite appealing. =)

Purple on white would have been even more appealing. :tongue3: Too bad they didn't contact me for the design.

:jk:

[salim_rbt]

Autoroute Marrakech - Agadir

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[salim_rbt]

Autoroute Tanger - Port

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[ChrisZwolle]

Great pics! Good to see Morocco improving!
You don't need to place the IMG tags, if you copy links from imageshack by the way. :)

[Verso]

Purple on white would have been even more appealing. :tongue3: Too bad they didn't contact me for the design.

:jk:

:lol:


Thanks for photos, btw.

[salim_rbt]

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[salim_rbt]

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[salim_rbt]

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[ChrisZwolle]

Enlighten us! Where are these nice pics taken? :)

[ChrisZwolle]

Do you have pics of the new signage too? i'm curious about that.

[madao]

Great pics! Good to see Morocco improving!
You don't need to place the IMG tags, if you copy links from imageshack by the way. :)

he chris ik had een vraagje mischien een domme maar zou het met de economie beter gaan doormiddel van deze snelwegen die gebouwd zullen worden? kunnen snelwegen de economie beetje bepalen?
:cheers:

[ChrisZwolle]

Absoluut. Deze gebieden liggen nu relatief afgelegen, voor transport dus niet handig. Kijk maar naar landen in de EU waar weinig snelwegen liggen, dat zijn doorgaans de armere regio's. Transport is in deze tijd zo belangrijk voor de economie. De hele Nederlandse economie drijft erop. Zonder transport staat alles stil.

For the english speaking community; madao was asking me if the economy will improve if they build motorways. I think it does so. Some Moroccan regions are quite remote, because of the lack of good roads. Take a look at EU regions without motorways, they are generally the poorer regions. The whole Dutch economy is based on transport. Without transport, everything will slow down and eventually stop.

[madao]

Absoluut. Deze gebieden liggen nu relatief afgelegen, voor transport dus niet handig. Kijk maar naar landen in de EU waar weinig snelwegen liggen, dat zijn doorgaans de armere regio's. Transport is in deze tijd zo belangrijk voor de economie. De hele Nederlandse economie drijft erop. Zonder transport staat alles stil.

For the english speaking community; madao was asking me if the economy will improve if they build motorways. I think it does so. Some Moroccan regions are quite remote, because of the lack of good roads. Take a look at EU regions without motorways, they are generally the poorer regions. The whole Dutch economy is based on transport. Without transport, everything will slow down and eventually stop.

hartelijk bedankt voor de antwoord
thank you for the answer

[Muttie]

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Some selfmade pics, highway near meknes.

[Muttie]

Some more pictures of Moroccan highways :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/941601868_4f2d093782_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/941258516_7b8f5ec629_b.jpg

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[Muttie]

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[Muttie]

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[Muttie]

Highway between CASA- RABAT

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2144310117&size=l

[VVVV]

^^Nice highways.

[Verso]

Shiny crashbarriers, I must say. :cheers:

[salim_rbt]

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[salim_rbt]

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[salim_rbt]

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[ChrisZwolle]

What is the difference between Blue and Green signs?

[salim_rbt]

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[salim_rbt]

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[madao]

What is the difference between Blue and Green signs?

i think the green are the new road signs that are now beaing used

[Muttie]

They are using all sorts of colors lol.

[madao]

Settat - Marrakech
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3888/autoroutemarrakechif6.jpg

[madao]

ehhehe berrechid the exit to my grandparents and my aunt lol

http://www.sndoqy.com/uploads/80cb86c1a6.jpg

[salim_rbt]

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[karim aboussir]

I love the blue signs blue is my favorite color

[salim_rbt]

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[Muttie]

nice pics salim.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/2272144516_e9466e8e44_b.jpg

[madao]

thank you salim and muttie for the great photos like always

short vid of the road between casablanca and rabat
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x47jfe_autoroute-rabat-casablanca_travel

[madao]

settat marrekech

i've noticed that it is much greener now than on the vid

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/autoroute%2Bmaroc/video/x2qpiw_nouvelle-autoroute-settat-marrakech_auto

[madao]

Tetouan - Sebta/Ceuta
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8610/patrollq1.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cuRWw-6ijs&feature=related

Tetouan South - Rincon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeJ4KXVuKd8&feature=related

[madao]

from autosnelwegen.net
http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/NR/rdonlyres/654968F7-8BE2-4C17-8D1D-CD4485E6BE7E/723/rocade1.jpg
Roccade Mèditerranèe
Tanger - Saidia
http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marokko2007076tc3.jpg

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/2808/pict0040lv2.jpg

[Muttie]

Short footage of a dodge viper on the highway to Marakkech airport:

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[Muttie]

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1693.JPG

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http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/IMG_03081.JPG

[ChrisZwolle]

Which Autoroute is that?

[Muttie]

Which Autoroute is that?

Its the A7 (Casablanca - Marrakech) autoroute.

[Muttie]

Same highway, car perspective:

http://gvarak.com/wp-content/gallery/autorout_casa_rak/IMGP0143.jpg

http://gvarak.com/wp-content/gallery/autorout_casa_rak/IMGP0140.jpg

[geogregor]

Looks empty, how expensive is to drive from Casablanca to Marrakech?

[Muttie]

Looks empty, how expensive is to drive from Casablanca to Marrakech?

About 5 euro's for +- 220 km.

[ChrisZwolle]

That's about 2 cents per km. Quite cheap. French Autoroutes are much more expensive. It costs like 60 euro's to cross the entire country from Belgium to Spain.

[Muttie]

Casa- Rabat:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/271196051_435a7731f6_b.jpg

Marrakech airport:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/271196047_c6a180d2b0_b.jpg

Casablanca highway:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/280432545_efa468de55_b.jpg

[Muttie]

That's about 2 cents per km. Quite cheap. French Autoroutes are much more expensive. It costs like 60 euro's to cross the entire country from Belgium to Spain.

It depends ofcourse on which route you take, but yes its quiet expensive. Although, you have to compare to income also. Moroccans can't ofcourse afford that much.

[Ali_B]

the most nice highway stretches have to be opened yet, Tangier - Tangier Port ( a lot of viaducts) and Marrakech - Agadir (viaducts and tunnels included) ...

[Grotlaufen]

Has the construction started yet on the Marrakech-Agadir motorway? Went there by bus on the current highway back in 2005, I imagine it will be a dream of tunnels and bridges.

[Muttie]

Has the construction started yet on the Marrakech-Agadir motorway? Went there by bus on the current highway back in 2005, I imagine it will be a dream of tunnels and bridges.

Yep, they already started on that stretch, it will take a while to complete. Like you said the area is kind of rough.

[Muttie]

Construction pics for Grotlaufen ;) Marrakech - Agadir stretch:

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1432.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1420.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1389.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1344.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1343.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1312.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1309.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM0276.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/DSCF3920.JPG

[Muttie]

At the moment several highway stretches are under construction (speedlimit 120 km/h):

Marrakech - Agadir ( 233 km) A7
Fes - Oujda (linking Mauritania - Morocco - Algeria - Tunisia - Libya - Egypt) - 330 km A9
Oued Rmel - Tanger (about 60 km) A8
El Jadida - Safi (135 km) A6
Also the Casablanca - Rabat stretch, which is 2 x 2 now, is being upgraded to 2 x 3

Also some express-ways are under construction (speedlimit 100 km/h):

Chichaoua - Essaouira (126 km)
Tanger - Tétouan (55 km)
Fnideq - Oued Rmel (18 km)
Inezgane - Tiznit (78km)

[Grotlaufen]

Ok, thanks for the pictures Muttie!

Just wondering, when will the while stretch to Agadir be finished?

[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/117347c87679d71cb.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/154847c876af14e87.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/391247c876af43a01.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[Muttie]

Ok, thanks for the pictures Muttie!

Just wondering, when will the while stretch to Agadir be finished?

Probably somewhere in 2009.

[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/306847c9e48ff3480.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[Muttie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2311059580_625cbdf278_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2311059456_830565d7ae_o.jpg

Meknes highway.

[Muttie]

Expressway Rabat:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2144725942_a3e2c52e7e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2143925313_f4e09a1ed6_b.jpg

[salim_rbt]

casablanca highway
http://www.9o9i.com/download/455247d01470b48a5.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/256647d04040d1ceb.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/477047d04562b1ebc.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/72647d41e06335b7.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
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http://www.9o9i.com/download/402247d41e06cb6d5.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/52847d43d43a3da9.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/315347d43d43af538.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
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http://www.9o9i.com/download/116647d43dafdf27c.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/87547d43dafee4a1.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/141747d43db007160.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[Muttie]

Thank you for the pics salim!

[Muttie]

Fnideq - Tetouan:

http://data4.blog.de/media/240/1927240_f000ed534f_m.jpg

[madao]

ahahaha a lot of flags :D:D

[LT1550]

very French... they also have the dashed marking on the outer right side.

[Muttie]

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[salim_rbt]

http://www.9o9i.com/download/128747dc0e634f7cd.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/477547dc0e6383b88.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)
http://www.9o9i.com/download/132647dc0e63aa490.jpg (http://www.9o9i.com)

[Muttie]

China Railway Group Wins $257 Million Road Contract in Morocco

By Lee Spears

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- China Railway Group Ltd., Asia's biggest construction company, won a $257 million contract to build two highways in Morocco.

The projects will take 30 months to complete, the company said in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange last night, without saying when work will begin.

China Railway's shares debuted in Hong Kong and Shanghai in December after a dual initial public offering that raised $5.6 billion for equipment, capacity expansion and equipment upgrades.
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[Muttie]

Expressway Rabat (2x3)

http://i30.tinypic.com/25aunpz.jpg

[Muttie]

Highway exit (after toll) near Tanger:

http://i31.tinypic.com/20iar2a.jpg

[Muttie]

Highway entering Casablanca

http://i25.tinypic.com/2hz0r54.jpg

[salim_rbt]

http://i32.tinypic.com/2ni8ubl.jpg

[Verso]

Thanks for so many pics! Morocco has a very decent motorway infrastructure. :okay:

[karim aboussir]

wow nice !

[salim_rbt]

Casablanca highway:
http://i30.tinypic.com/15hiuzd.jpg

[salim_rbt]

http://i28.tinypic.com/t5oqhw.jpg
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[kbboy]

whats the maximum speed limit on these motorways?

[salim_rbt]

whats the maximum speed limit on these motorways?

120 km/h

[Muttie]

whats the maximum speed limit on these motorways?

90% of the highways has 120 km/h max. There are some short parts that are 100 km/h

[madao]

beautifulll pictures reminds me of spain

[salim_rbt]

The A8, 52 km long, connects the port of Tangier to Tangier Med, it was inaugurated on March 25, 2008

[salim_rbt]

http://i28.tinypic.com/2rrt53o.jpg

[Qwert]

^^This is how all medians should look like.

[madao]

what are medians?

[Morsue]

The area between the two roads that make up a separating barrier is called a median.

Btw, does anybody know if it's possible to access the A8 at the Tanger-Med port when coming from Fnideq without having to go to the Ksar Sghir interchange? And what is the cost of travelling the 52 kms from the interchange with the A1 to the port?

Moroccan motorways are generally well-maintained, but there is one big flaw and that's that you can't pay with your credit card. But hey, you can't do that on some tolled stretches in Portugal either if you have a foreign card (like the bridges into Lisbon).

[Muttie]

As far as i know they are still working on an expressway (2x2) to link Fnideq directly to the A8. It will take you to the Oued Rmel interchange. Not sure what the costs are for the 52 km tho..on the official website i cant see any payage listed.

[Morsue]

According to this page: http://www.adm.co.ma/offers.cfm, the national motorway company of Morocco is going to start gathering offers for topographical surveys and the execution of a motorway between Berrechid (30 km south of Casablanca on the A7) and Beni Mellal at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. They are also gathering offers for geotechnical works and the execution of the Rabat bypass.

The new road between Casablanca and Beni Mellal would probably also connect to Khouribga which is a major phosphate mining center of the world, albeit that most of those transports are today conducted via railway.

The Rabat motorway bypass is in my opinion the more important one. Today, in order to reach the A1 Rabat-Tanger or the A2 Rabat-Fes, traffic coming from the A3 Casablanca-Rabat needs to pass through the Hay Riad neighbourhood with a lot of traffic lights and local traffic going to the Marjane Superstore. Instead of 120 km/h, the speed is limited to 80, 60 and in some places even 40 km/h. Also there are two steep climbs coming up from the Bou Regreg valley in either direction. Here, there are only two lanes in each directions and when trucks powering up the hill in 20 km/h get overtaken by other trucks going 30 km/h the risk of fender-benders from braking traffic is high.

Good at least to see that the government isn't going to be satisfied with the first motorway network programme that was laid forward in the early 90's. Morocco needs more infrastructure if the economy is going to grow and poverty routed. Now, when Spain has become so expensive, the north of Morocco will probably become Africa's Costa del Sol, and these investments in roads is perfect for that.

[madao]

[QUOTE=Morsue;19498901] Also there are two steep climbs coming up from the Bou Regreg valley in either direction. Here, there are only two lanes in each directions and when trucks powering up the hill in 20 km/h get overtaken by other trucks going 30 km/h the risk of fender-benders from braking traffic is high.




yess i have noticed that the last to years that hill wasnt easy for trucks we were holded up by one camion passing an other and like that

[madao]

According to this page: http://www.adm.co.ma/offers.cfm, the national motorway company of Morocco is going to start gathering offers for topographical surveys and the execution of a motorway between Berrechid (30 km south of Casablanca on the A7) and Beni Mellal at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. They are also gathering offers for geotechnical works and the execution of the Rabat bypass.

The new road between Casablanca and Beni Mellal would probably also connect to Khouribga which is a major phosphate mining center of the world, albeit that most of those transports are today conducted via railway.



hmmm Morsue last year when i was in morocco
we were on our way back to casa from Ouzoud and we went past Beni Mellal and those city on the national roads

but i noticed we were just few km past Beni mellal and i saw construction going on
2x2 highway i asked my grand dad info he said that is the Beni Mellal highway
so it seems to me they already begon the works?

[Muttie]

Highway between Tanger - Med Port.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2414087703_3caec9ecf1.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2414932514_a31b39c584.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2414948862_989e65480c.jpg?v=0

[Morsue]

Highway between Tanger - Med Port.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2414932514_a31b39c584.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2414948862_989e65480c.jpg?v=0

Wow, some spectacular images. I especially like the last one where you can see the rock of Gibraltar in the background. What are the viaducts in the second picture? The railway? Can you get on the road from the port to Fnideq if you go the entire length of the motorway?

[Qwert]

Breathtaking pictures.:okay: It's a pity they are not bigger.

[Muttie]

Wow, some spectacular images. I especially like the last one where you can see the rock of Gibraltar in the background. What are the viaducts in the second picture? The railway? Can you get on the road from the port to Fnideq if you go the entire length of the motorway?


The viaducts are indeed for the railway (that is partly extended to the port). At this moment they are working on a 2x2 expressway connecting Fnideq directly to this highway, so the answer to your second question is yes. :)

[Morsue]

The viaducts are indeed for the railway (that is partly extended to the port). At this moment they are working on a 2x2 expressway connecting Fnideq directly to this highway, so the answer to your second question is yes. :)

Perfect, I'm taking the car down in June and I'm thinking about taking the ferry to Ceuta and then take the road from Fnideq to the port (which is what, 20 km?) and then jump on the motorway to Casablanca. Hopefully we'll arrive during the day so we can take some pictures.

[Muttie]

Perfect, I'm taking the car down in June and I'm thinking about taking the ferry to Ceuta and then take the road from Fnideq to the port (which is what, 20 km?) and then jump on the motorway to Casablanca. Hopefully we'll arrive during the day so we can take some pictures.

Hehe, nice! I hope you'll take some highway pictures then ;) The distance between Fnideq to the port is about 10-20 km i guess. ;) The highway connecting Ceuta to Tetouan is also finished btw, but you probably knew that.

[Morsue]

Hehe, nice! I hope you'll take some highway pictures then ;) The distance between Fnideq to the port is about 10-20 km i guess. ;) The highway connecting Ceuta to Tetouan is also finished btw, but you probably knew that.

Well, actually I didn't. I usually get that kind of information from lematin.ma but they havent posted any articles on the subject apart from the news of the inauguration of the motorway to Tanger Med. When was it opened? I drove on the part from Tetouan to M'Diq last summer but only during the night so I didn't see that much of the scenery.

[Muttie]

Well, actually I didn't. I usually get that kind of information from lematin.ma but they havent posted any articles on the subject apart from the news of the inauguration of the motorway to Tanger Med. When was it opened? I drove on the part from Tetouan to M'Diq last summer but only during the night so I didn't see that much of the scenery.

It was opened last July and is about 28 km long :). It's not directly connected to Ceuta btw, but to Fnideq...which is like 2 km away from Ceuta :P So if you want to go to Tetouan, you have actually two options. Taking the highway from Fnideq to Tetouan or taking the expressway which will lead you through cities as m'diq.

[Morsue]

It was opened last July and is about 28 km long :). It's not directly connected to Ceuta btw, but to Fnideq...which is like 2 km away from Ceuta :P So if you want to go to Tetouan, you have actually two options. Taking the highway from Fnideq to Tetouan or taking the expressway which will lead you through cities as m'diq.

Well there you have it, it was only opened to M'Diq last July. The remaining kms are yet to be opened.

[Casawi]

What is the difference between Blue and Green signs?

Normally, you will only see the Blue signs on highways or as signs that directs you to a highway. A Green sign means you are leaving the highway. (I think :))

[Morsue]

Normally, you will only see the Blue signs on highways or as signs that directs you to a highway. A Green sign means you are leaving the highway. (I think :))

Well actually there isn't any real commonality yet. The signage in Morocco has been subject to change a lot since the early 90s. I think that the idea is that green signs are indicators towards expressways that aren't up to autoroute standards.

For example, at the junction between A3 and A5 just west of Mohammedia the blue signs point towards the Casablanca bypass, which is signed as a motorway/autoroute. The green signs point toward the Casablanca urban expressway which isn't signed as a motorway. Then again, I think that there are green signs at some exits on the A3 Casablanca-Rabat.

If you are outside the motorway network, then following a blue sign will usually take you to a motorway. If you are on the network, blue signs are posted both towards exits and along the route. It's quite ambigous actually. They need to set some standards.

In 1998 when the first section of the Rabat-Fes motorway opened they started using a different, lighter shade of blue than previously used. The old shade is now only used on the Rabat-Larache stretch of the A1 to Tanger.

[Morsue]

Here's a little report on the newest stretch of motorway in Morocco. Opened on March 25th the A8 connects the new megaport of Tanger Med to the A1 just south of that city. It helps if you understand French.

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x4uwqn&v3=1&related=1

[madao]

nice nice you know what they must do build a highway between larache and tetouan that road is freakin dangerous in 2006 we past there by to go to sebta and it was horrible trucks couldn't climb the road road accidents i saw some tourists with caravan shaking on that road it wasn't a nice experience

[Casawi]

Well actually there isn't any real commonality yet. The signage in Morocco has been subject to change a lot since the early 90s. I think that the idea is that green signs are indicators towards expressways that aren't up to autoroute standards.

For example, at the junction between A3 and A5 just west of Mohammedia the blue signs point towards the Casablanca bypass, which is signed as a motorway/autoroute. The green signs point toward the Casablanca urban expressway which isn't signed as a motorway. Then again, I think that there are green signs at some exits on the A3 Casablanca-Rabat.

If you are outside the motorway network, then following a blue sign will usually take you to a motorway. If you are on the network, blue signs are posted both towards exits and along the route. It's quite ambigous actually. They need to set some standards.

In 1998 when the first section of the Rabat-Fes motorway opened they started using a different, lighter shade of blue than previously used. The old shade is now only used on the Rabat-Larache stretch of the A1 to Tanger.

So, my explaination wasn't that bad.. but I realize now that it's more complicated than I thought. It sounds like they haven't still figured out what to do.

[Casawi]

nice nice you know what they must do build a highway between larache and tetouan that road is freakin dangerous in 2006 we past there by to go to sebta and it was horrible trucks couldn't climb the road road accidents i saw some tourists with caravan shaking on that road it wasn't a nice experience

hé, we had the same experience in that year. We passed that road late in the evening.. It felt like we already travelled two days before we got in Tetouan :ohno: Since then I decided not to take the ferry from sebta anymore, at least not at night, because that road is too dangerous.

Maybe a highway is not a neccesity on this part, but better maintenance, better signs, more light, and 2x2 at some (dangerous) parts would make a hell of a difference..

[madao]

hé, we had the same experience in that year. We passed that road late in the evening.. It felt like we already travelled two days before we got in Tetouan :ohno: Since then I decided not to take the ferry from sebta anymore, at least not at night, because that road is too dangerous.

Maybe a highway is not a neccesity on this part, but better maintenance, better signs, more light, and 2x2 at some (dangerous) parts would make a hell of a difference..

yeah indeed but they have that system there i dont know whats the name of it
roads who go up the mountain have two lains en the once going down 1 lane

[Morsue]

Are you talking about the RN2 between Tanger and Tetouan or the road from Sidi El Yamani past Dar Chaoui? The RN2 is becoming a 2x2 road and if you want to avoid the road past Dar Chaoui you can take the A1 to Tanger and then the A8 to Mellousa (first exit on the road to Tanger Med). It's a few kms longer but much more safe.

Btw, the ADM site for calls on offers is very good if you want to know what's going on. Besides the Rabat motorway bypass and the Berrechid-Beni Mellal motorway there is now information that there will be a motorway from Tit Mellil on the A5 to the A7 at Berrechid. I saw it in an old map from the Ministère de l'Equipment. I thought the project was dead but apparently it isn't. I think it's the road that passes by Mediouna on the picture below.

Berrechid will become a real motorway focal point in Morocco.

http://www.mtpnet.gov.ma/infrastructure/projets/autoroutes/images/ax-ca-ma.jpg

[Slaoui]

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9260/hpim1543oz9.jpg
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/1%20(141).JPG
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3530/img0319qc2.jpg


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[Slaoui]

Le FAD finance un tronçon de l’autoroute Fès-Oujda pour 50 millions de dollars

http://www.bladi.net/IMG/arton15924.jpg

La Société nationale des autoroutes du Maroc a signé, lundi à Abou Dhabi, un accord de prêt avec le Fonds d’Abou Dhabi pour le développement d’un montant de 50 millions de dollars pour le financement de la construction du tronçon Oued Inaouen-Taza de l’autoroute Fès-Oujda.

Ce tronçon de 16 km fait partie de l’autoroute qui reliera les villes de Fès et Taza et dont les travaux de construction ont été lancés en janvier et s’achèveront en 2010.
Le projet de l’autoroute Fès-Oujda (380 km), est la dernière étape du Plan national visant à construire 1.500 km des autoroutes à l’horizon 2010. Ce projet, qui constitue le prolongement de l’axe Rabat-Meknès-Fès, contribuera au développement économique et touristique de la ville d’Oujda et de toutes les régions qu’il traverse.

[Muttie]

Major Expressway Casablanca:

(By Bronson Dersey)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1381/1336924975_5841f87584_o.jpg

[Morsue]

That's the Route de la Mecque (Mecca Road). I wouldn't call it a major expressway. The road on the viaduct at the end of the picture however is he arterial Casablanca expressway.

[Muttie]

pyCwejixGwE

[Muttie]

Breathtaking pictures.:okay: It's a pity they are not bigger.

Specially for you i mailed the photographer and asked whether he still had the bigger version of these pictures, and voila:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2414087703_3caec9ecf1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2414932514_a31b39c584_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2414948862_989e65480c_b.jpg

[Muttie]

Okey, uhm forum has gone mad... :nuts:

[Muttie]

I asked the photographer whether he could upload bigger versions of his pictures, and so he did:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2414087703_3caec9ecf1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2414932514_a31b39c584_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2414948862_989e65480c_b.jpg

[Morsue]

Crashbarriers are soooo shiny! :D

Are there any versions of these pictures with even higher resolution? Especially that last one is really beautiful.

[Majestic]

^^Impressive! Are there 3 different motorways visible in the 2nd picture?

[Morsue]

No, those viaducs are for the not yet completed rail line to the Tanger Med port.

[madao]

I am speechless how beautifulll wowww

i love Morocco

[Slaoui]

Beautiful highways i love Morocco :cheers:

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4696/agadirmarrakechyo5.jpg

[Ali_B]

I remark that two exits are situated far away from the neighbouring cities of Marrakech and Chichaoua. So I think they must also construct the routes to connect these exits with the national roads. In case of ChichaouaI think the exit is situated more than 20km from this tiny city and the national road 8 connecting Marrakech to Agadir.

[Morsue]

I would take the route displayed on that map too seriously. I think the real route follows the current national road much more closely.

[Slaoui]

autoroute Casablanca - Marrakech

http://gvarak.com/wp-content/gallery/autorout_casa_rak/IMGP0143.jpg
http://gvarak.com/wp-content/gallery/autorout_casa_rak/IMGP0140.jpg

Aire de repos

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5927/imgp1329dr7.jpg
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2667/imgp1333qo8.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6320/imgp1327rj3.jpg

[Slaoui]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/2061608219_50f958cc9a_o.jpg

[Slaoui]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2640588436_e022413b21_b.jpg

[Verso]

^ Excellent! Morocco and South Africa are African highway capitals. :cheers: My parents are just in Tanger, can't wait for a postcard. :banana:

[Slaoui]

;)

Yes Morocco and South Africa are the 2 only countries to have the best highways of Africa. Your parents are on holiday in Tanger ? It'ss a beautiful city :)
The postcard should not delay :lol:

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0086303.jpg

Settat

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084501.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084503.jpg

[Slaoui]

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/3390212.jpg

[Slaoui]

Fes - Meknes - Rabat highway

http://i28.tinypic.com/t5oqhw.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/16lcvgy.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/21oshzp.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2nrzjpk.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2uy10gi.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/zm09qr.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2yxql3t.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/214ccgy.jpg

[Gareth]

They look very French inspired, Morocco's motorways, considering things like the broken shoulder line.

[ChrisZwolle]

I thought it was a suburb of one of those 2 cities. (not sure which, I thought Casablanca).

[Verso]

Fes - Meknes - Rabat highway

http://i28.tinypic.com/t5oqhw.jpg

Isn't Mohammedia between Rabat and Casablanca?

[Slaoui]

Yes, they look like french ones but whith a Moroccan touch :lol:

Isn't Mohammedia between Rabat and Casablanca?

yes it is.

I thought it was a suburb of one of those 2 cities. (not sure which, I thought Casablanca).

For Rabat yes it is.

Others pics (always Meknes - Fes - Rabat) :

http://i30.tinypic.com/ndnbdk.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/2h6r9qs.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/2z7jurq.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/30afl76.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/292sirm.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/mw2jwi.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/2ic7kpj.jpg

[Verso]

yes it is.

Then why "Fes - Meknes - Rabat highway"? :)

[Slaoui]

Then why "Fes - Meknes - Rabat highway"? :)

Because, the pics show us the motorways to go to Fes, Meknes and Rabat :)

[Verso]

^ Ok, from Casablanca. :D Casablanca - Mohammedia - Rabat - Meknes - Fes? :)

[Ali_B]

^ Ok, from Casablanca. :D Casablanca - Mohammedia - Rabat - Meknes - Fes? :)

It' the Rabat - Meknès - Fès highway. The first picture is of an exit nearby Mohammedia, a city near Casablanca on the Casa - Rabat highway, so IMO a mispost under the given title...

[Slaoui]

It's that, it's simple :D

[Verso]

Mistery solved. :D

[entreact333]

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1564.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1549.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1543.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1526.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/1%20(65).JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/1%20(16).JPG

[Slaoui]

Casablanca - Marrakech

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2248730123_9941e6617e_b.jpg

[Slaoui]

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084501.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084502.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084503.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084504.jpg

[Muttie]

I have made some pictures specially for this thread. Now they are not high quality as i took them from behind the dirty windscreen while i was driving :P


http://i34.tinypic.com/30c7pex.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/so5r3n.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2eflwz5.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2h2pqah.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/vg75ec.jpg

[christos-greece]

You have a nice road ^^ :cheers:

[redstone]

No cars? :P

[Morsue]

No cars? :P

They're there alright. They're just not as many. The Moroccan motorway with the highest AADT (A3 Rabat-Casablanca) only reaches about 40.000. But that section is only 2x2 and is to be upgraded to 2x3 within three years.

As for the other motorways, most of them have just been inaugurated (A1 Rabat-Kenitra section only opened in 1995) and it takes time to learn someone why they should pay an extra fee just to drive their car somewhere. More and more are learning about the security benefits of grade-separated, one-way traffic.

[Muttie]

No cars? :P

How do you call those things on the pictures then? Horses?

Anyhow, some more pics i made:

http://i33.tinypic.com/2cz809y.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2v9q05g.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2w32w3q.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/ne160.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2j5nyvc.jpg

[ChrisZwolle]

I've never seen a Dutch road that quiet ;)

However, the Moroccan economy is emerging, so traffic will increase in the future. Better have an Autoroute now than when it's too late.

[Muttie]

I've never seen a Dutch road that quiet ;)

However, the Moroccan economy is emerging, so traffic will increase in the future. Better have an Autoroute now than when it's too late.

As soon as the port in Tanger is finished, i expect a surge in the amount of traffic. Especially truck traffic that is. Goods will be travelling by road from Tangier to Rabat/Casablanca and other major cities. Much of the traffic now is concentrated between Rabat/Casa.

Since the N- roads in Morocco are pretty good, i dont think the amount of traffic on the highways will ever reach Dutch standards. Only if the N-roads get clogged, people will take the highway, otherwise....why should they pay money while they can get to their destination for free.

[Muttie]

Bonus N-Road pics specially made for Chris :P:

http://i33.tinypic.com/4ikg08.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/f9jevl.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2462alz.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2sb25hl.jpg

[Muttie]

Some more highway pics i made:

http://i34.tinypic.com/16kcs9w.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/f1vzhv.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/zjt6bk.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2j5hso.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2wem6bd.jpg

[entreact333]

http://www.astrosurf.com/saf/articles/MAROC2008/BEN_GUERIR1.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/saf/articles/MAROC2008/NUAGES_SUD.jpg

[entreact333]

http://www.sintram.ma/images/Skhour-Rhamna_Benguérir.jpg
http://www.sintram.ma/images/Settat_Oum-Rbiâa.jpg

[entreact333]

http://www.sintram.ma/images/5.jpg
http://www.sintram.ma/images/4.jpg

[Muttie]

More N-Road pictures:

http://i34.tinypic.com/2ds0ft.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/25t94xu.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/10r5s11.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2qlfl03.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/28iqjo7.jpg

[bebe.2006]

The new roads in Morocco look great.

[madao]

Great photo's guys!!!
thank you very much

[Slaoui]

which motorway is it Muttie ?

[Muttie]

which motorway is it Muttie ?

Im not sure which number it is, all i remember is that i took this pics on the road from Nador to Taza.

[Muttie]

More highway pics i took:

http://i34.tinypic.com/295b7ev.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/333bcbr.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2u6z3a1.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/dzuk5f.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/aow2tc.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/dgq635.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/nxko6r.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/ju9yde.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/200tfmp.jpg

[Muttie]

And then, i passed the hot part of Morocco - Fes - Meknes (40 C) and went to the cooler north of the country (Tangier), it shows...look at the vegetation.

More pics:

http://i34.tinypic.com/t012l2.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/dmws2c.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/20sdmxt.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/11aa59i.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2d8i73m.jpg

[christos-greece]

Nice... trip :)

[Slaoui]

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/262/naamlooszt6.jpg

[Morsue]

^^ Casablanca-Marrakech?

[Slaoui]

Exactly !

[Morsue]

It looks like a screenshot from some tv show. Can that be the case?

[Muttie]

Morocco:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/Clan.Dupouy/SML2GwTw6TI/AAAAAAAAAzs/p3AZC2cFPy4/s720/HPIM0134.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/Clan.Dupouy/SML2E1dZXpI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/OoZp5FEBBxs/s720/HPIM0131.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/Clan.Dupouy/SML19zlwgHI/AAAAAAAAAyA/kdYTO5Cd5A4/s720/HPIM0121.JPG

[Slaoui]

WV Passat the same one as my cousin, a very widespread car in Morocco !

[Slaoui]

It looks like a screenshot from some tv show. Can that be the case?

No, picture take from a bus :)

[Meki]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2175227227_4d3a19c4cb.jpg?v=0

Casablanca

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2333/2176018588_929b018730.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2293/2155859969_9f37b08d46.jpg?v=0

Boys playing in Autoroute Casa

[Meki]

CASABLANCA AUTOROUTE

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/697553234_398c089e5b.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2457249683_f2186423e7.jpg?v=0

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/IMG_0477.JPG
NEW AUTOROUTE

http://www.laroussi.net/blog/images/ane.jpg

hahahahaha

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/941601868_4f2d093782.jpg?v=0

[Slaoui]

At the toll :

http://4b.img.v4.skyrock.net/4be/ismoush/pics/2052481893_1.jpg

[karim aboussir]

wow playing soccer in autoroute that is dangerous !! they got to be careful
donkey in highway wow love it

[Muttie]

Highway towards Rabat:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2914515911_718e2511ca_o.jpg

[entreact333]

http://enhanced.aui.ma/regionmeknes/image/article/routes.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dQ5BWA0VRcg/SB4obyw8qOI/AAAAAAAAAFM/nmDSBf81naU/P4070027.JPG

[Morsue]

Yeah, my screen isn't really that big so it can fit that entire picture into it.

[Slaoui]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2844832651_0df870f57c_b.jpg

[entreact333]

Yeah, my screen isn't really that big so it can fit that entire picture into it.
i think i brought the highway not the pic lol sorry

[Muttie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2845668652_b4114267f5_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2871692321_6fb16d385f_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2871692313_405605734a_b.jpg

[Muttie]

More pics by me:

Morocco A1:

http://i36.tinypic.com/2vdpcup.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/117w6rl.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/292s948.jpg

Sorry for the blur on the next ones, the autofocus got nuts:

http://i33.tinypic.com/xeh7ih.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2d1jwuu.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/156yh00.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/f40808.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/nnsivm.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2irmzxv.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/vno8s3.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/4rrpz8.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2dj47dz.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/24mx6ph.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2cyjfrr.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/3506hpx.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/14kwh79.jpg

[Meki]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1223/940461187_9a590360fa.jpg?v=0

Casablanca A5 to airport Mohammed v

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/940480923_aa6a5292f5.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/940516001_aff9bfc009.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/941258516_7b8f5ec629.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1268/531512207_94c76289ec.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/2385004654_5ced9a2221.jpg?v=0

From the airplane

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/1433966178_35d0bc9d92.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/1433967220_7e422301d5_s.jpg

[Slaoui]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1135/1437758041_c9f8116a1b_b.jpg

[entreact333]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2640588450_92d395ac1a.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2640588460_5d17e6f679.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2640588436_e022413b21.jpg?v=0

[Morsue]

^^ Pics are from the hills east of Khemisset just to the west of Meknes on the Rabat-Fes motorway.

[Slaoui]

Yes, you're right it's the A2 !

[enschede-er]

how do moroocon license plates look like ? any pictureS?

[Verso]

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/AF_MORO.html

Enjoy.

[Morsue]

Well, the latest type of plates look like this one:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/MA_licence_plate.jpg

That funny looking character is the Arabic letter alif, the equivalent to A.

[Muttie]

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/AF_MORO.html

Enjoy.

Those plates arent being used anymore ;)

[Verso]

You're right, it says until 1999. :D I thought they were unfamiliar to me (I've already seen Moroccan license plates in Europe).

[ChrisZwolle]

(I've already seen Moroccan license plates in Europe).

Me too. You see a lot of them on the A10 Autoroute in southwestern France. Probably even more in Spain.

[PLH]

^^ On Olav's licence plates (http://www.olavsplates.com/morocco.html) some of maroccan plates heve french style fonst(which is understandible) and some german style one. Why is that?

[Verso]

^^ It says the French-looking ones were only until 2000.

[PLH]

^^ Yeah, but the latests ones also resembles french (post 209)

[Verso]

Oh; I guess you can choose?

[Morsue]

There is no uniform font standard, and the plates are made by private shops after the car is purchased. The one used in my picture is the most common.

[Muttie]

Yeah you can choose almost any font you want :)

[Muttie]

Some more highway pics:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_h6Ovh6DgQsY/SCSP2wmAcFI/AAAAAAAAAZs/S2cDelEL2Ss/s720/IMG_0612.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_h6Ovh6DgQsY/SCSP5QmAcHI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/29-YkpjaKAM/s720/IMG_0617.JPG

Note: the license plate on the car above means that the car is already registered but waiting for an official licence plate - you find these plates on all cars that have recently been bought from the dealer. ( So cars that are like hardly a week old for example)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_h6Ovh6DgQsY/SCSQ3QmAcOI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Avd14qJ0Z9Y/s720/IMG_0628.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_h6Ovh6DgQsY/SCSQ4QmAcPI/AAAAAAAAAbY/IdFGoy_7Si0/s720/IMG_0631.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_h6Ovh6DgQsY/SCSP9AmAcMI/AAAAAAAAAao/acncyMzgfSg/s720/IMG_0625.JPG

[Muttie]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_YKuiTjM0cDs/SRliCBvxHhI/AAAAAAAABbM/vJVYhN8uYvc/s800/DSC02949.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_YKuiTjM0cDs/SRliV9mzCQI/AAAAAAAABbk/3DDE5cpQnTA/s912/DSC02958.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_YKuiTjM0cDs/SRliUMZZylI/AAAAAAAABbc/4otat3FqZcw/s800/DSC02957.JPG

[Morsue]

^^ A2 Rabat-Fes (between Khemmiset and Meknes)

[Robosteve]

Is that part of Trans-African Highway 1?

[Muttie]

Uhm, yep. A2 is indeed part of the trans-african highway.

[VegaM]

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/7479/adm1py4.png
TMJA = Vehicles per day

http://www.adm.co.ma/trafic.cfm

For more details: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=28153170#post28153170

[Muttie]

Wow, thats a big change on some highways....

[entreact333]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2243083907_b3a31a63d2.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2102/2214523159_e422a5e740.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2243/2215314408_8331410125.jpg?v=0

[Muttie]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2192864903_d868503c73_b.jpg