Morocco/Roads/Motorways

Motorways (autoroutes الطرق السيارة) are major roads designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, often with controlled access and tolls. Their speed limit is maxspeed=* is 120 km/h and their ref=* starts with A.

Road signs on A3, 6 km from Amskroud and 195 km from Marrakesh.

Tagging

Ways

Roads

Tag the major roads as follows:

• highway=motorway
• ref=*: the reference of the motorway, e.g. A1, A2. (note—ADM classifies the references as follows: odd numbers for motorways going north-south, e.g. A1 from Rabat to Safi, and even numbers for motorways going west-east, e.g. A2 from Rabat to Oujda).
• oneway=yes: all motorways are physically divided, meaning each carriageway goes in one direction.
• lanes=*: the number of lanes.
• maxspeed=*: the speed limit, as displayed on signs. Note that the speed limit is generally 120 km/h, but it can sometimes be reduced to 100 or 80 depending on the signs.
• destination=*: name of the town/cities in the direction of the motorway, as displayed on signs.
• toll=yes (or toll=no): in most parts, a toll is required to use the motorway, meaning it is necessary to go through a toll booth before (or after) using it. However, some parts do not require paying to use them. That is especially the case near cities (e.g. you don't pay a toll to go from Casablanca to Bouskoura).

Exits, links and interchanges

• highway=motorway_junction: the exit nodes.
  • ref=*: use this tag on the nodes of the exits to precise their reference. These are numbers written on the signs beforehand that display the names of the cities/towns/roads of destination.
  • destination=*: use this tag on the nodes of the exits to precise the names of the cities/towns/roads of destination when taking this exit, as displayed on the signs.
  • destination:ref=*: use this tag on the exit nodes if it's a junction with another road that has a reference, e.g. A3, RN8.

• highway=motorway_link: the links and interchanges leading to/from a motorway.
  • junction:ref=*: the exit's reference. This is the same number as the exit node's ref=* beforehand.
  • destination=*: use this tag on the ways of the exits to precise the names of the cities/towns/roads of destination when taking this exit. Same as the node's destination=* beforehand.
  • destination:ref=*: use this tag on the exit ways if it's a junction with another road that has a reference, e.g. A3, RN8.
  • oneway=yes
  • lanes=*
  • maxspeed=*: the speed limit, as displayed on signs.
  • toll=yes (or toll=no)

Toll booths

• barrier=toll_booth: place two nodes, one on each way, at the location of the toll booths (péages).
• name=*: add the name of the toll booth on both nodes, e.g. Péage Had Soualem.
• building=roof and layer=1: for the outline of the roof of the building.

Relations

Add the ways to their respective relation, then tag the relation as follows:

• type=route
• route=road
• network=MA:A
• ref=*: the motorway reference (e.g. A1, A2...)
• wikidata=*: the Wikidata item of the motorway (e.g. Q2126421)

List of motorways and progress

Principal motorways

ref=*	from=*	to=*	Relation	Status	Notes
A1	Rabat	Safi	1828265 1828265
A2	Rabat	Oujda	4082192 4082192
A3	Casablanca	Agadir	1550089 1550089
A31	Tit Mellil	Berrechid	18874579 18874579
A4	Berrechid	Beni Mellal	6119470 6119470
A5	Port Tanger Med	Rabat	1828266 1828266
A7	Fnideq	Tétouan	6119700 6119700
A?	Guercif	Nador	18879003 18879003		Under construction as of June 2025

Pénétrantes

ref=*	name=*	Relation	Status	Notes
A101	Pénétrante d'Ain Harrouda	6839025 6839025
A102	Pénétrante d'Azbane	18524149 18524149
A103	Pénétrante d'El Jadida	19283026 19283026
A201	Pénétrante de Fès	19152074 19152074
A301	Pénétrante de Marrakech-Palmeraie	10186366 10186366
A501	Pénétrante de Tanger-Ouest	19283053 19283053

External links

• Nos autoroutes on ADM's official website
• Table of motorways published on the Bulletin Officiel on November 6, 2023
• Autoroutes of Morocco on Wikipedia