Casablanca’s city council has agreed to create a new company to run bus stations across the city. The decision was taken during the May council meeting.
The company, Casablanca Gares Voyageurs, will be in charge of running bus stations and related services. The council also approved changes to the project to upgrade the Ouled Ziane bus station, one of the city’s main intercity transport hubs.
Bus stations in Casablanca deal with large crowds and ongoing problems such as traffic, safety, informal activity and pressure on nearby areas. The new company is meant to bring more organised and long-term management.
The upgrade of Ouled Ziane is part of this shift. The station is important for travel between cities but has caused problems for years. The project aims to improve access, organise services and make the station better for passengers.
The move is part of a wider effort to manage key city services through dedicated companies. Similar systems already exist for transport, waste, public spaces, parking, markets and sports facilities.
The council also set aside 68 million dirhams from the Casablanca-Settat region for the household waste landfill and recovery centre. It approved an agreement to use treated wastewater to water green spaces.
Councillors also approved land deals for public facilities, roads, sports fields and gardens. Projects include a craft exhibition centre in the Hôpitaux district, a media library and conference hall in Ben M’Sik and a public garden in the Boujdour district of Mers Sultan.
Other agreements include building an indoor sports hall in Sidi Othmane, upgrading markets and cultural facilities and restoring the former Casablanca slaughterhouses. Social and health projects were also approved, including a reception space for cancer patients at Ibn Rochd University Hospital and support for programmes run by the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Reintegration of Prisoners.
Some financial, land, sports and environmental topics were postponed to a later meeting. Issues related to municipal parking, urban planning, land operations and waste management will be discussed in the second session of the May meeting.
