Rabat–Tangier expressway
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| South end | Rabat |
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| Country | Morocco |
| Major cities | Rabat, Salé, Kenitra, Larache, Tangier |
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The Rabat–Tangier-Med expressway is an
Tanger-Med
. The expressway's identity marker is "A5".
The Rabat-Tanger expressway originates at an
. The road then crosses the Tahaddart river estuary before reaching its final destination.History
Construction started in 1993 and in 1995 the first section, between
axis was completed.[1]
The axis technically comprises also the Rabat bypass, although it does not conform with
regulations. Before its opening in 1997, getting to the origin of the road was a hard task for traffic coming from Casablanca
, as the centre of Rabat 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)[2]
- Rabat - Larache : 1800 Dh/km.
- Larache - Sidi El Yamani : 400 Dh/km.
- Sidi El Yamani – Asilah : 440 Dh/km.
- Asilah - Tanger : 1400 Dh/km.
- TOTAL 4040 Dh
and also:
- Desserte du port Tanger-Med : 3930 Dh/km.
Links and references
- ^ Important dates Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine on ADM's website, visited 23 August 2008
- ^ Development programme Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine on ADM website, visited 23 August 2008
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