TRANS-MAGHREB RAILWAY LINE
Italferr, as leader of the Grouping formed with the Tunisian company Comete International and the Algerian company Medevco, has received from the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) the assignment for services related to the Feasibility Study of the rehabilitation and modernisation of the Trans-Maghreb railway line.
The Italian/Tunisian/Algerian grouping was selected through an international tender in which the most important engineering companies active in the Maghreb region participated, confirming its ability to combine international experience in the development of major rail projects, solid knowledge of the local context and the involvement of a team of highly qualified experts.
The project, financed by the African Development Bank (ADB), involves the definition of the actions to be taken for the complete modernisation of the trans-Maghreb railway line between Casablanca-Algiers-Tunis and the identification of the measures necessary to carry out the railway investments identified in the area.
The assignment acquired by Italferr is of significant strategic importance, being aimed at the creation of a railway network for integration and exchanges in the Maghreb area, thus promoting interoperability between the various types of infrastructure, strengthening the connection and standardising its characteristics for operation, with special attention to cross-border issues and socio-economic aspects afferent to the impact on the population concerned. The total duration of the services was 9 months and the work was completed in 2018.
