Casablanca–Safi expressway

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Route information
Length255 km (158 mi)
Major junctions
North endCasablanca
South endSafi
Location
CountryMorocco
Highway system

The Autoroute Casablanca–Safi is an expressway in Morocco. The road is 255.5 km (158.8 mi) long and connects the cities of Casablanca and Safi through the city of El Jadida.

Casablanca–El Jadida

Works began on the Casablanca-El Jadida part of the project (112.5 km) in 2003 and finished in 2006.[1]

  • 2004: Bypass of Casablanca city (33.5 km);
  • 2005: Casablanca-Tnine Chtouka (51 km);
  • 2006: Tnine Chtouka-El Jadida (28 km).

El Jadida–Safi

The 143-km extension from El Jadida south to Safi opened on 4 August 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dates clés" (in French). Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ Roudaby, Youssef (4 August 2016). "Après 17 mois de retard, l'autoroute reliant El Jadida à Safi est opérationnelle". HuffPost Maroc (in French). Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)