Casablanca-Marrakesh expressway

Casablanca-Marrakesh expressway

The Casablanca-Marrakesh expressway is an expressway in Morocco. It has been designated A7 as its identity marker. Total length is 246 km: Casablanca bypass: 27 km, 57 km Casablanca-Settat and 162 km Setat-Marrakesh [ADM's PDF publication: [http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/ADM%20en%20chiffres%202007-Fr.pdf 2007 in figures] , visited 23 August, 2008]

The expressway takes its origins south of the California residential area of Casablanca, at the interchange with the A5 Casablanca bypass. It continues south past Bouskoura and serves the Mohamed V airport with an exit. A toll station is placed just south of there. The road then circumvales the town of Berrechid serving it with an exit north of it for south-bound traffic and one south of it for north-bound traffic.

The road was opened in 2002 to Settat, and construction on the remaining part started in 2003 reaching Marrakesh in 2007. In 2005 the 17 km bypass of Settat opened [ [http://www.adm.co.ma/key_dates.cfm Important dates] on ADM website, visited 23 August, 2008] . When the Marrakech-Agadir expressway opens in 2009 it will be directly connected to this A7.

The Casablanca-Marrakesh highway was completed and opened to traffic on April 17th, 2007. [ [http://www.adm.co.ma/news.cfm?id=15 Opening of completed road by king] ]

Toll-revenues of this road, including the Casablanca bypass, totaled 219 million dirhams, reaching 3rd spot of top earners [ [http://www.adm.co.ma/infos.cfm Main financial figures] on ADM's website, visited 23 August, 2008]

External links and references

* [http://www.adm.co.ma/news.cfm?id=15 Opening of completed road by king]

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