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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 19, 2023 shows high speed TGV trains 'InOui' at a standstill on platforms at the Montparnasse station in Paris as workers go on strike over French President's plan to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. - A first day of demonstrations and strikes on January 19, 2023 saw between one and two million people show their protest to the reform as the strike will take place on January 31, 2023 in transport and education. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
Chinese construction and engineering giant Gezhouba Group has won a major civil engineering contract for Morocco’s high-speed rail line (LGV) between Kenitra and Marrakech.
The 2.32 billion Moroccan dirhams ($225 million) contract, which is the 9th package, includes building viaducts across several rivers, including Ikkem, Cherrat, Nfifikh, Dir, and Maleh (both north and south), Morroco World News and other local media reported.
Morocco's National Railway Office (ONCF) has split the contract to build the 430-kilometre (km) high-speed railway from Western Marrakesh city to Kneitra in the Northwest through Casablanca into 10 packages.
Gezhouba is now the fifth Chinese company to be awarded a contract for this project after CRCC 20, China Railway No.04 Engineering, Shandong Hi-Speed Engineering-Construction, and Covec.
(Writing by P Deol; Editing by Anoop Menon)
(anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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