Morocco to spend $1bln to upgrade urban transports

Morocco will earmark 1 billion dollars to buy new buses in different Moroccan cities as part of a 2024-2029 urban transport modernization plan, the interior minister Abdelouafi Laftit said.

In total, Morocco would need 3500 new buses in 32 cities as part of an investment that also includes the upgrade of ticket machines and stations, Laftit said at the question time at the lower house.

“Priority will be given to locally made buses,” said Laftit, while briefing MPs on the ministry’s plans to improve public transportations in urban areas.

Last year, Morocco received a record 14.5 million tourists and expects to receive 17 million by 2026 and 26 million in 2030, when it will host the World Cup with Spain and Portugal.