A major section of the Patras-Pyrgos road will be completed on July 31 and opened for use shortly after, while the entire road will be completed by December, the Infrastructure & Transport Ministry said on Tuesday.
In a statement providing a timetable, the ministry gave an update on the entire Elefsina-Corinth-Patras-Pyrgos-Tsakona roadway as follows:
– The Patras-Pyrgos section (65 km) will be completed and turned over to use in two sections and dates. This includes the main Pyrgos-Alissos section, completed on July 31, and the Alissos-Midilogli section (10 km), which will be completed on November 30.
Works will include expansion and paving of the parallel road network, and creation of junctions (within the project), as well as repair of existing roads (Industrial Area of Patras, Kyllini, Gastouni, Araxos, and Ancient Olympia) along with antiflood works along the Patras-Pyrgos roadway (beyond the scope of the concession project). These projects are budgeted at nearly 72.5 million euros and will be funded by the ministry.
– The Pyrgos-Alfios River Junction-Kalo Nero-Tsakona section of the Elefsina-Tsakona roadway is now included in the Olympia Odos highway concession.
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