- Rabat-Tangier expressway
The Rabat-Tangier expressway is an
expressway inMorocco . It begins in Morocco's capital ofRabat , and connects to the northern port city ofTanger . The expressway's identity marker is "A1".The Rabat-Tanger expressway originates at an interchange along the
Rabat-Fes expressway , at the end of theRabat bypass . The road then continues to the toll station at the Kénitra centre interchange, before continuing north towards theKénitra north interchange where it passes under the RP2 road. Just north of here lies the Kénitra north toll station. The expressway then follows the coast past the fishing village ofMoulay Bouselham . 30 km north of there is the town ofLarache where there is an intersection. Another 30 km along the way is the interchange atSidi El Yamani , connecting to the road toTetouan andCeuta . There is another intersection atAsilah , with 40 km remaining toTanger . The road then crosses the Tahaddart river estauary before reaching its final destination.History
Construction started in
1993 and in1995 the first section, between Rabat and Kénitra north, was opened. The road was prolonged toLarache in1996 . In2000 the section to Sidi El Yamani was opened, withAsilah being connected in2002 . In July2005 , 12 years after the start of construction, the totality of the axis was completed. [ [http://www.adm.co.ma/key_dates.cfm Important dates] on ADM's website, visited23 August ,2008 ]The axis technically comprises also of the
Rabat bypass, although it does not conform withmotorway regulations . Before its opening in1997 getting to the origin of the road was a hard task fortraffic coming fromCasablanca , as the centre ofRabat had to be crossed.Financial
In
2007 the toll-revenues for this road totaled 269 million dirhams (2006: 212 MDh), taking 2nd place in list of "top earners" in Morocco (Figure includes sections Tangier-RN2 and Tétouan - M'diq).
Figures regarding investments for road-construction: (costs per km. in brackets) [ [http://www.adm.co.ma/pgm_development.cfm Development programme] on ADM website, visited23 August ,2008 ]
* Rabat - Larache : 1800 MDh - 13 MDh/km.
* Larache - Sidi El Yamani : 400 MDh - 15 MDh/km.
* Sidi El Yamani – Asilah : 440 MDh - 30 MDh/km.
* Asilah - Tanger : 1400 MDh - 47 MDh/km.: TOTAL 4040 MDhand also:
* Desserte du port Tanger Med : 3930 MDh - 73 MDh/km.Links and references
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