Rabat–Tangier expressway in 2002. In July 2005, 12 years after the start of construction, the totality of the axis was completed. The axis technically comprises also the Rabat bypass, although it does not conform with motorway regulations. Before its opening in 1997, getting to the origin of the road was a hard task for traffic coming from Casablanca, as the centre of Rabat had to be crossed. In 2007 the toll-revenues for this road totaled 269 million dirhams (2006: 212 MDh), taking 2nd place in list of "top earners" in Morocco (Figure includes sections Tangier-RN2 and Tétouan - M'diq). <br> Figures regarding
Tangier Tinga, Titga, &c. The old Berber name was "Tingi" (), which Ruiz connects to Berber "tingis", meaning "marsh". The Greeks later claimed that "Tingís" () had been named for a daughter of the titan Atlas, who was supposed to support the vault of heaven nearby. Latin Tingis then developed into Portuguese ', Spanish ', and French "", which entered English as "Tangier" and "Tangiers". The Arabic name of the town is "Tanjah" (), and the modern Berber name is "Tanja" (). Tangier was formally known as ("The Julian Colony of Tingis") following its elevation to colony status during the Roman