Motorway E65: At 50.9% the progress for the Northern Part of the highway axis – 2024-06-05 21:44:44

The development works of the Northern Part of the Central Greece Motorway (E65), by TERNA, are progressing quickly. Earlier than Easter, the final part of the Southern Part of the E65 from Xyniada to Kalambaka was put into visitors, lowering the journey from Athens to Trikala to three hours.

The Central Highway, which operates, manages and maintains the E65, has launched a brand new video displaying the progress of the works on the Northern part, which issues the part from the Uneven Junction (A/Okay) Kalambakas to the Uneven Junction (A/Okay ) of Egnatia. The progress of the works reaches 50.9% and with the completion of E65 the route Athens – Egnatia Odos (Grevena) will final solely 4 hours.

Mission progress

The E65 motorway, constructed by TERNA, has a size of 182.1 km and is without doubt one of the most essential nationwide initiatives, with a complete funds of roughly 1.397 billion euros. It has the mandatory capability of a contemporary 2-lane freeway in every route plus an Emergency Lane and is being constructed completely on a brand new alignment connecting Japanese and Western Greece.

With the supply of the brand new sections of the E65 in April 2024, 136 km of recent, protected freeway shall be in visitors, from I/Okay to the A.Th.E. (206.5 km) as much as A/Okay Kalambakas. Essential vacationer locations equivalent to Meteora, Lake Plastira, Karpenisi, Trikala at the moment are accessible, shortly, simply and safely, whereas a brand new improvement dynamic shall be given to the core of the nation.

In these 136 km on the disposal of each driver are, as all the time, the highway security providers of the Central Highway equivalent to:

• 24-hour Highway Security Patrol
• 4-digit 24-hour Emergency quantity, 1075
• Free Roadside Help in circumstances of stoppage
• Phone Buyer Service at 801 700 7000

Beneath development by TERNA, are the final 46 km of the motorway, within the Northern Part, ranging from the Kalambakas A/Okay and reaching Egnatia Odos west of Greveni. For his or her development, 2 central and a couple of supporting amenities function with 780 personnel and 440 venture machines and vehicles.

Northern part: The northern part of the E65 has a complete size of 70.5 km and a funds of 442.1 million Euros. The final development progress of the northern part is at 50.895% (April 2024 knowledge). On this part, anti-flood works, rainwater community, earthworks and small technical works have already been constructed. The brand new alignment favors the security and working circumstances of the motorway. On the similar time, it considerably reduces development prices, thus bettering the environmental footprint.

Technical Traits of the Northern Part

• Complete size: 70.5 km.
• 2 Twin Tunnels (on the 176th km) and one single department tunnel (on the 137th km)
• 2 Technical Minimize & Cowl (on the 137th km and 138th km)
• 23 Bridges
• 14 Higher & 40 Decrease Crossings
• 3 bilateral Parking & Relaxation Areas (Parking & WC)
• 89 Field-shaped Culverts and Fauna Crossings
• 6 Uneven Junctions (Vasiliki, Kalambaka, Grevena, Oxyneia, Agiofyllou-Karperou and Egnatia)
• 2 Motorist Service Stations (Raxa Trikalon, Agiofyllo – Karpero)
• 1 Entrance Toll Station and a couple of Facet Toll Stations
• 2 Management & Upkeep Facilities (Trikala, Agiofyllos – Karperos)
• 1 Site visitors Administration Middle & 1 Tunnel Management Middle

Northern Part Development Progress

• Complete construct progress 50.895%.
• Tunnels: 86.84%
• Bridges: 77.69%
• Asphalt: 33.00%
• Earthworks: 46.39%

With its completion, the E65 freeway will make a decisive contribution to the event of the Greek area and particularly the areas of Thessaly in addition to Western Macedonia, in view of the de-lignitization venture and the transition of this area to a sustainable improvement. With these 182.1 km of recent protected freeway, the port of Igoumenitsa – which acts as Greece’s gateway to Central Europe – shall be related with the port of Volos, whereas the whole journey from the port shall be diminished by roughly 2 hours Piraeus to the western Balkans. The impression on transport shall be extraordinarily vital.

The period of the distances after the completion of the E65:

• Lamia – Egnatia Highway 01:45 (from 03:15 at present)
• Athens – Grevena 04:00′
• Athens – Metsovo 04:00′
• Athens – Kastoria 04:35′
• Athens – Kozani 04:30′
• Athens – Karpenisi 03:00′
• Athens – Trikala
• Athens – Karditsa 02:35′