Morocco - National Rural Roads Programme II (NRRP2)

The second National Rural Roads Programme (NRRP2) follows the first of its kind, completed in 2005. It was formulated by the Moroccan Government, with the aim of taking the level of provision of road access to the rural populations to 80% by 2015. The programme is among the Government’s priority actions in the transport sector for the 2006-2010 period and is in line with the Bank’s strategy in Morocco. It covers 15 560 km of rural roads, comprising 65% of surfaced roads and 35% of earth roads, which will be constructed in two phases: 2005-2010 and 2010-2015. The Bank’s intervention concerns 460 km of surfaced roads and 226 km of earth roads across 23 provinces of the country and is part of the first phase of a total stretch of about 7780 km. The project will help create conditions for the development of the agricultural sector by providing farmers with all-weather road infrastructure to market their products without any hassle, additional costs and uncertain travel schedules. The estimated cost of the first phase of the NRRP2 is DH 7 125.00 million or UA 560.14 million. The Bank’s contribution to the implementation of the first phase of the NRRP2 amounts to about UA 39 million of the total tax exclusive cost of the project.