Morocco is entering a new phase in the modernization of its national highway system, with a strategic investment plan worth 12.5 billion dirhams set to reshape the country’s road infrastructure over the next decade. On Friday in Rabat, the government and Morocco’s national highway authority, ADM, signed a landmark agreement outlining the roadmap for development from 2025 to 2032, along with a separate financing protocol tied to land expropriation for the upcoming Rabat–Casablanca Continental Highway.
The signing ceremony brought together several top officials, including Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka, Budget Minister Delegate Fouzi Lekjaa, Abdellatif Zaghnoun, head of the national agency overseeing state-owned assets, ADM CEO Mohammed Cherkaoui Eddeqaqi, and Khalid Safir, Director General of the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG).
The agreement lays the groundwork for three major highway projects: the Rabat–Casablanca Continental Highway, the Tit Mellil–Berrechid link, and upgrades to the critical highway interchanges at Aïn Harrouda and Sidi Maarouf. These initiatives are designed to ease traffic between Morocco’s administrative and economic capitals, improve access to Casablanca’s future Grand Stadium—key for the 2030 World Cup—and enhance connectivity across the greater Casablanca region.
To fund the ambitious infrastructure plan while maintaining fiscal balance, a broader financing structure totaling 16 billion dirhams has been devised. This approach reflects a shift toward more sustainable, forward-looking infrastructure management, blending public oversight with financial innovation to reduce pressure on state resources.
A second agreement was also signed to secure funding for the land acquisition required to move the Rabat–Casablanca Continental Highway forward. This component alone will channel 1.2 billion dirhams into compensating affected landowners—a crucial step in enabling the project’s launch. ADM will be supported in this process by CDG and its subsidiary, CDG Capital, ensuring a smooth and timely implementation of the financial arrangements.
Spanning 60 kilometers, the future Rabat–Casablanca Continental Highway will connect Aïn Atiq, on the Rabat bypass, to Tit Mellil, on the Casablanca bypass. The new route is expected to relieve pressure on the heavily congested Rabat–Casablanca corridor, offering drivers and freight operators a faster, more modern alternative.
ADM has already begun preparing the various tenders for the project’s construction phases, with an emphasis on moving quickly once the land acquisition is finalized. This latest step in Morocco’s infrastructure push highlights the country’s determination to stay ahead of rising mobility demands and spatial planning needs, especially as it prepares to host major international events in the years ahead.
