PPP for the high-speed rail link between Tetouan and Maloussa  

 

Client : ONCF and European Investment Bank   

Location : Morocco

Year : 2020 - 2021 

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Main Project Features:

The future rail   line has a linear line of about 39 km from the existing Tanger Med line north   of the Renault plant and its arrival to the city of Tetouan.

14 viaducts totaling of 5.36 km are planned as well   as a covered trench of 1.7 km and a tunnel of 4 km will cross the mountain.   The infrastructure will have two lanes of traffic (one per direction) and   will be scheduled for commissioning in 2030. Commercial speed of sill be up to 160 km/h and the new line will connect Melloussa to Tetouan in about 47 minutes. 

Activities Performed:

The overall objective of this mission is to prepare  a prefeasibility study of the construction and operation of the Melloussa-Tetouan line as a public-private PPP with one or more components of   the Project, by conducting a comparative analysis of the various alternatives   including PPP, concession, Design Build and Design-Bid-Build.