Settat viaduct: 1,400 m on the Marrakech high-speed line

The essentials

1. 01

   On 20 October 2026, Le360 set out the details of the Montée de Settat viaduct on the Kénitra-Marrakech high-speed line: 1,400 metres long, 28 spans and a cost of 900 million dirhams. The structure is one of the singular points along the route, where the line crosses the high ground before descending towards the south.[1]

2. 02

   On 21 October 2026, an on-the-ground report placed the country's largest railway worksite on the Kénitra-Marrakech route in the province of Settat. This is the segment that will determine the future journey time to Marrakech from Casablanca and Rabat.[2]

3. 03

   On 19 October 2026, Hespress reported a sharp rise in construction costs (materials and inputs) that is weighing on affordable housing and on developers' margins. For a villa or a riad, the effect is felt above all in budgets for building works, renovation and finishing.[3]

4. 04

   On 21 October 2026, La Vie éco noted a fifth consecutive year of growth in Morocco's foreign exchange reserves. This indicator is of interest to non-residents, whose ability to convert funds on resale rests on an investment in foreign currency duly declared to the Office des Changes.[4]

What it changes for you

For a foreign buyer, these three signals should be read together. The Settat viaduct gives tangible form to a project that will bring Marrakech closer to Casablanca and Rabat, and therefore to Mohammed V airport and to the business rental market. The rise in construction costs is a reason to cost building works precisely before signing, particularly for a riad to be renovated in the medina. Finally, the strength of the foreign exchange reserves lends support to the framework governing the convertibility of funds on resale, provided that the contribution in foreign currency is declared at the time of purchase.

Our reading

We have chosen to focus on the structure itself rather than on overall progress: a viaduct of this size tells you a great deal about the nature of the route and the duration of the works. For a purchase project in Marrakech, the useful trade-off remains an immediate one: check the land title, cost the building works at today's prices and declare the contribution in foreign currency as soon as the contract is signed.

Daily summary produced automatically from the public sources cited below and published in the site's seven languages. It informs; it does not replace an adviser's view of your situation.