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Morocco inaugurates Chinese-built cable-stayed bridge

Xinhua, July 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Moroccan King Mohammed VI inaugurated here on Thursday a Chinese-built and Africa's largest cable-stayed bridge.

Dubbed after the name of Moroccan King, Mohammed VI Bridge was built by Chinese group Cover-Mbec with 72 million U.S. dollars investment.

The bridge, which links the Moroccan capital Rabat with the northwestern city of Sale, is about 30 meters wide and 950 meters long.

It is part of a larger project rerouting the major highway system that runs from the Mediterranean city of Tangier to the financial capital Casablanca.

Construction of the bridge was financed by Autoroutes du Maroc, which is spearheading the project, and the European Investment Bank. Endit