Moroccan Interior Minister Abdel Wafi Lfatit announced a comprehensive plan to modernise the country’s urban and semi‑urban public transport system. The programme, scheduled to run from 2025 to 2029, will involve an investment of 11 billion Moroccan dirhams. It includes the procurement of 3,800 buses equipped with smart technologies, the development of storage facilities, bus stops and maintenance centres, and the creation of authorised companies to manage urban transport in selected areas. During a presentation of the Ministry’s 2027 budget draft to the Interior Committee of the House of Representatives, Lfatit explained that the Ministry has introduced a new model for managing urban and semi‑urban bus services. The aim is to improve service quality, ensure sustainability, maintain financial balance in contracts and respect social fare structures. As part of the rollout, the Minister announced the launch of tenders for 513 additional buses to complete the first phase of the fleet. He also highlighted the start of infrastructure works in several cities and the establishment of authorised transport companies in some regions. Lfatit disclosed that the “Public Transport Modernisation Fund” had accumulated 18 billion dirhams by 30 June 2026. Of this amount, the fund has already provided 13 billion dirhams in support, while the Interior Ministry’s total contribution between 2014 and 2026 amounts to approximately 8.67 billion dirhams. Regarding sustainable urban mobility, the Minister confirmed that the Ministry has supported the development of 13 sustainable mobility plans across 12 cities. Seven additional cities are either preparing or updating their plans, with a total estimated cost of 181 million dirhams, of which the Interior Ministry has contributed about 93 million dirhams. The Ministry is also working with five more cities to launch studies for new sustainable mobility plans, expanding strategic urban transport planning across Morocco. In rural areas, the Minister revealed that the Ministry is coordinating with partners to develop a strategy to reform the rural school transport system. The goal is to modernise the service, improve quality, and address governance and financing gaps identified in the current system.