The first step of this project is under way between Tangier and Kenitra; although once scheduled for completion in 2017,[4] it is now expecting completion in 2018.[5] In the meantime, a first upgrade (220 km/h) is programmed for the existing Kenitra–Casablanca line. After 2020 the Kenitra–Casablanca (320 km/h) line will be reformed and the Casablanca–Marrakech line will be upgraded at the same time to allow Tangier–Casablanca in 1h30 and Tangier–Marrakech in 2h45. In early 2009, a cooperation contract between Morocco's rail company ONCF and the French rail company SNCF was signed to cooperate on the project.[6]