Karagiannis: 5 projects of more than 1 billion euros to upgrade infrastructure and services

In the announcement of PPP tenders for five total budget projects 1.2 billion euro the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport proceeded. These are two dam projects, two road projects as well as the nomination of the Thessaloniki Metro Operation and Maintenance Agency.

As the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure states in his post George Karagiannis the projects will upgrade the daily life of the residents in Northern Greece, Crete and Thessaly.

“With the tender for the Maintenance and Operation Agency of the Thessaloniki Metro, we are taking another decisive step, keeping our commitment to deliver the project at the end of 2023. With the road axes Thessaloniki – Edessa and Drama – Amfipoli, we are upgrading the infrastructure of Macedonia, we offer better quality and safer transportation.

With the dams of Tavronitis in Crete and Enipeas in Thessaly, we ensure excellent water quality for thousands of residents, better management of water resources and strengthening of the agricultural economy” notes.

According to Mr. Karagiannis, “we chose the rapid promotion of PPPs, achieving the implementation, without delays, of well-maintained projects”.

The importance of the works was mentioned earlier by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Kostas Karamanlis stressing that “without dogma and ideologies, we proceed with the implementation of small and large projects that address important problems and improve the quality of life of citizens, stimulate local economies while at the same time contributing to the strengthening of our national economy. Despite the adversities and extraordinary circumstances we are experiencing, we continue our work undivided”.

Projects in detail:

“Operation/Maintenance of the Thessaloniki Metro Network”

The project includes the maintenance of the stations, the tunnels as well as the rolling stock, while it concerns the main line and the extension to Kalamaria.

The project budget is €292 million and the duration of the PPP is a total of 12 years.

It is noted that the implementation of the project through PPP ensures the provision of high quality services with the risk of availability of the provided services being transferred to IFS, without responsibility and additional costs at the expense of the State.

“Study, Construction, Financing of the Upgrading of the road axis EO2 (Mavrovouni – Edessa, Giannitsa Bypass, Chalkidona Bypass) and operation/maintenance of the Axios river – Edessa bridge section”

The project, with a budget of €358.8 million, includes the upgrading of three sections of the Thessaloniki-Edessa road axis (especially the Axios river-Edessa section) as well as operation and maintenance.

It is expected to contribute to the upgrading of the safety of the road infrastructure of central Macedonia and the better service of residents and visitors.

It will also be important to improve road accessibility and access to the international Airport of Thessaloniki and also to small regional airports (e.g. Kozani, Kastoria).

“Vertical Axis Drama – Amphipolis (Paleokomi)”

The project concerns the construction, operation and maintenance of the upgrading of the Drama – Amphipolis National Road, either by restoring and widening sections of the existing road or by constructing completely new sections along the section from Paliokomi to Mavrolefki, and from Mavrolefki to Drama with a total length of 43 km

The budget of the project amounts to €200.4 million, while with the upgraded road axis, the journey time is expected to be significantly reduced by approximately 30 minutes for passenger cars and by approximately 45 minutes for heavy vehicles.

“Construction of the Enipea River Dam in Farsala (in the location of Palioderli), water distribution networks and other accompanying works”

The object of the project, with a budget of €185.5 million, is, among other things, the construction of:

of the dam on the Enipeas river at a location approximately 5km east of the community of Skopia, Palioderli location. The dam will be rock-cast with a clay core, 77m high, crown length 850m, reservoir with a useful capacity of 115 million cubic meters and a lake area of ​​approximately 5,000 hectares
reservoir water supply works, for the irrigation of agricultural land with a total area of ​​107,500 sq.
projects for the water supply of the city of Farsala and 31 settlements in the area of ​​Farsala.
The project will also provide excellent quality water supply to Farsala and a number of other settlements in the area, with a population of approximately 10,000.

“Projects to exploit the water potential of the Tavronitis River PE Chania Crete”

This is a decades-old request to irrigate high-yielding agricultural lands, such as the high Platania zone and areas of West Kissamos Chania, saving water for other uses, such as the water supply of settlements and tourist facilities.

The budget of the project is 215.4 million euros.

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