20/05/2008
Morocco will soon launch a $16.3 billion transport infrastructure program, MAP quoted Transport Minister Karim Ghellab as saying on Monday (May 19th). The plan calls for development at the Tangier-Med port complex, modernisation of the rail network and the installation of a high speed train connection between Tangiers and Casablanca. Morocco's airport capacity will also increase to accommodate 30 million passengers. More than 2,000km of new expressways and highways are to be put in place.