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2030 World Cup: 7.5 billion dirhams for roads in Benslimane and Marrakech

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2030 World Cup: 7.5 billion dirhams for roads in Benslimane and MarrakechIllustrative image · Maël BALLAND · Pexels · Licence Pexels

Morocco plans 7.5 billion dirhams to modernise road infrastructure serving the Benslimane and Marrakech stadiums ahead of the 2030 World Cup. Some 5 billion will be allocated to access roads for the Grand Stade Hassan II in Benslimane, while in Marrakech 2.5 billion will fund a 77.3 km bypass whose construction will start in 2027, according to the Ministry of Equipment.

A budget of 7.5 billion dirhams will be allocated to developing and modernising roads serving the stadiums in Benslimane and Marrakech ahead of the 2030 World Cup, according to data from Morocco's Ministry of Equipment, Water and Forests.

Of this total, 5 billion dirhams is earmarked for access roads to the Grand Stade Hassan II in Benslimane, with the participation of Autoroutes du Maroc, the Road Financing Fund and the ministry. Several projects are already under way, and work on the Rabat-Casablanca motorway, estimated at 6.5 billion dirhams, is expected to be completed by the end of 2028.

In Marrakech, 2.5 billion dirhams is planned for a 77.3 km bypass and the modernisation of the surrounding road network. Work on the outer bypass is scheduled to begin in 2027.

These road investments come as the allocation of 2030 World Cup matches between Morocco, Spain and Portugal remains under discussion: on 6 November, Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso accused Morocco of seeking the final, as in these accusations made against Morocco.

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