A new route will improve connections to Morrocan city Marrakesh over existing links
In Morocco the tender process is opening for studies into the Beni Mellal-Marrakesh-Safi highway as well as a by-pass east of Marrakesh. The Moroccan Government opened the tender and is aiming to have the highway ready for traffic by 2020. The authorities are considering three possible options for the highway. One is to connect Béni Mellal and Marrakesh with the highway and to have a road network between Marrakesh and Safi. Another option is for a highway from Beni Mellal to Safi. The third would see the construction of a highway between Béni Mellal and Marrakesh, with a direct connection between Ben Guérir and Safi. Béni Mellal is two hours from Casablanca, Marrakesh and Fez and has industrial potential while its airport is being expanded. With regard to the by-pass east of Marrakesh, it forms part of a plan to develop road infrastructure around Morocco’s largest cities and would also improve access to the South-East of the country.
