[1] The road is designated as A2 and is an extension to the Rabat-Fes expressway but in Morocco they tend to use the descriptive name with the city-names at start and finish.

The main investors are: (all in Million Dirham, unless other stated)[2] The construction is divided into ten sections: Several national and international constructors work on one or more sections of the road.

Most international contractors have worked/are working for ADM on other projects such as the Marrakech-Agadir expressway[2] This stretch is an important part of the Moroccan East-West corridor and will also be a part of the so-called l’Autoroute Maghrébine which will run from Nouakchott (capital of Mauritania) all the way to Tobruk in Libya.

The road will improve the access to and from many cities along the Mediterranean coast.

Another project improving transport in the North is the new railroad to the port of Nador and Spanish enclave Melilla