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Any update on Spain to Morroco Tunnel ?

  • 18-06-2005 2:59pm
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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Back in 2003 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3317149.stm they announced this.

    A recent reference I found was http://friendsofmorocco.org/2005News/Mar05/0305News.htm
    Transport Services

    For example, the aviation sector will be opened up to more foreign and new domestic operators, providing much more competition for Royal Air Maroc. In preparation for sector liberalisation, the government is investing in new bus fleets in the major cities in order to make services more attractive to private sector operators. Contracts to manage rail passenger and freight services will also be offered.

    The government hopes to make far more use of the rail network in order to ease exports to Europe and beyond. At the heart of its transport strategy isa plan to build a rail tunnel under the Mediterranean, between Punta Palomas in Spain and Punta Malabata in Morocco. Preliminary work on the 39km tunnel began in 2004, although construction work will take years to complete. There is obviously little point in having a high speed link with Spain and the rest of the European Union (EU) if Morocco's domestic rail service is in need of modernisation. Although the country's rail network is relatively comprehensive and connects most of the main towns, new investment in locomotives, carriages and track infrastructure is required.

    Anyone any idea of what work done or if it's only more surveys ?


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