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| Route information | |
| Length | 86 km (53 mi) |
| Existed | 1975–present |
| History | Construction paused for 7 years in 1980s; Completed in 1991 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Rabat Ringroad[1] |
| Major intersections | A5,A2,A3 |
| South end | Casablanca |
| Location | |
| Country | Morocco |
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TheCasablanca–Rabat expressway, designated A1, was the firstexpressway to be built inMorocco, with construction starting in the 1970s. It was only completed in 1986 after a 7-year halt.
It was originally free of charge, but a toll station was erected atBouznika in 1993 as part of a new strategy in Moroccan expressway construction. Traffic betweenCasablanca andMohammedia west, as well as fromRabat toAïn Atiq travel free of charge.
In December 2012 the operator of the road,ADM widened the road to2 X 3 lanes.[2] Work was started in 2009. Estimated costs for this 58 km long project are 800 Million Dirham. Main reason for expansion is the expected traffic growth, which is calculated at 55-79% between 2010 and 2020, depending on the stretch of road[3][4]
Toll revenues for theCasablanca–Rabat expressway are the highest in the country, generating 306 milliondirhams in 2007 (252 million in 2006), nearly a third of all toll-revenues in Morocco.[5]
The route starts at the centre ofCasablanca, and then joins the Casablanca bypass at the junction just before the west Mohammedia interchange. It continues past the east interchange serving Mohammedia before reaching the toll station at Bouznika. After passingSkhirat and Aïn Atiq the road reachesTemara on the outskirts of Rabat. Traffic going toFes andTangier then exit atHay Riad to converge onto the non-expressway Rabat bypass. The motorway regulations end just before the entrance to the city at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex.
In 2016 theRabat Ringroad was completed and then the road is start/end at this junction.
Originally the motorway regulations also applied to the section west of Aïn Harrouda, through the Casablanca metropolitan area as far as Hay Hassani. These were removed in 1995 an 80 km/hspeed limit was imposed on this section.
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