{"id":5316,"date":"2018-09-18T19:25:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vectalia.es\/?p=5316"},"modified":"2023-11-20T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:03:10","slug":"public-transport-in-safi-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vectalia.es\/en\/public-transport-in-safi-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Vectalia will manage the public transport in Safi (Morocco)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting 1st January, the\u00a0Vectalia<\/a>\u00a0Group will manage public transport\u00a0in Safi (Morocco) giving service to the entire metropolitan area, where a half million people live. Safi, located 160 kilometers from Marrakesh and 245 kilometers from Casablanca, is the home of important industrial centers for phosphates, the chemical industry, fishing and one of the most highly transited ports in Morocco.<\/p>\n

The mayor of Safi, Abdeljalil Labdaoui, made an institutional visit to Alicante on 18th September where he met with the mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, and the president of the Alicante City Council, , C\u00e9sar S\u00e1nchez. The delegation of political representatives from Safi took advantage of their trip to see how Vectalia manages urban transport in Alicante and met with the president of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce, Juan Riera.<\/p>\n

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The offer presented by Vectalia won the public call for tender, competing against other important transport operators.\u00a0 The fleet scheduled to initiate the activity includes 70 buses and a total of 90 by the end of the fifth year.\u00a0 The contract is for a term of ten years, including a possible extension of 5 additional years and a predicted investment of 20 million Euros.<\/p>\n

The new fleet of 70 buses will travel around 5.5 million kilometers a year, transporting a predicted 22 million passengers.\u00a0 Vectalia will absorb the actual workforce (158 workers) and it is estimated that an additional 60 new jobs will be created.<\/p>\n

Vectalia, which also operates in several cities in France and Spain,\u00a0was awarded its second contract in Morocco.\u00a0 It has been managing transport in Nador and its metropolitan area since last July, serving a million people.<\/p>\n

All of the buses in the new fleet in Safi will be equipped with air conditioning, access ramps for passengers with limited mobility,\u00a0 mechanisms for easy access, electronic signs, security cameras with real time connection to headquarters, bus shelters at stops, quick response (QR) codes, a website containing service information and apps for mobile phones.<\/p>\n

The project contemplates the progressive installation of a support service in real time for some of the lines which will include led panels at the stops, ticket vending machines at main stops and buses (EEVs) that conform to European emission standards Euro 5 and Euro 6.<\/p>\n

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The institutional delegation from Safi is formed by:<\/p>\n

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