The single-arch stone bridge of Plaka, the biggest of its kind in the Balkans, which collapsed over Arachthos River five years ago during the floods in February 2015 is reconstructed and once again connects Tzoumerka mountains with the Katsanohoria villages in the region of Epirus, ANA reports.
The historic bridge will be delivered to the public in the summer after being observed by specialists in how well it survives the difficult weather conditions prevailing in the winter by the river, Professor of Metallurgy and Mine Engineering at the National Metsovio Polytechnic Dimitris Kaliabakos told Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
More than 300 people worked for the restoration, he noted, including specialist stonemasons and a university team comprising 30 professors and 40 researchers.
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