The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, in charge of Infrastructure, Mr. George Karagiannis, characterized the year 2021 as a very substantial, mature and creative year at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, referring extensively to the number of projects launched and implemented, as well as those that follow The following year.
In an interview with the 989 Alpha Radio station and the journalist Mr. Harry Digridakis, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure stated that “in 2021 the foundations were laid for very important projects and in 2022 several construction sites will be set up, while others will be almost completed”.
– Patras – Pyrgos: highway of high road safety
He made special mention of the “Patras – Pyrgos” highway where, as he stressed: “The first construction sites will enter at the beginning of February. It is a road project for which a mud machine was set up against the Ministry of Infrastructure. “But we have not referred to the past all this time, because our logic is to look ahead to the future.” “Two projects, ” Patras – Pyrgos ” and the Thessaloniki metro, were haunted by the obsessions of the previous government and the logic it had to look back,” he commented characteristically.
He underlined that, now the bases have entered and in less than three years the first 56km. they will be ready. “We will hand over to the citizens a highway that will guarantee safety, because for us the issue of road safety is high. We remain consistent in what we say. “
– The E65 completes the puzzle of the country’s highways
Then, Mr. Karagiannis referred to the works for the E65 highway where 14km have already been delivered. in the southern part, while the works in the northern part are in progress.
Mr. Karagiannis explained about E65: “This is a very important project, for which a very hard negotiation was made with the European Commission for two years. “But now it is moving forward, the first construction sites have been set up, and when it is completed, it will connect Western Macedonia and Epirus with Central Greece and Attica, thus completing the puzzle of the major highways that the country needs.”
– Binding offers for 3 PPP road projects
Staying at the forefront of major road projects, Mr. Karagiannis stressed the importance of PPP projects for the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
In particular, he stressed that on December 30, the binding offers for FlyOver in Thessaloniki, Kalamata – Rizomylos – Pylos – Methoni in the Peloponnese and the Hersonissos – Neapoli section of BOAK in Crete are expected.
“The tenders ran very fast and we will have a contractor in 2022, a year in which the first construction sites will be set up,” said the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure.
– The 4 major public road projects are auctioned
Regarding the developments in the four major road projects that are progressing as public works, Mr. Karagiannis stressed that they are being auctioned within days.
In fact, he revealed that the expansion of L. Kymi and its connection with PATHE will most likely be auctioned in December. Like the section of VOAK “Agios Nikolaos – Neapoli”, the “Bypass of Chalkida – Psachna” and the Road Axis Bralos – Amfissa “. “We are working intensively to get all major public road projects up and running by the end of December,” he said.
– We are moving forward with the largest package of railway projects in the country
Besides, Mr. Karagiannis referred extensively to the large package of projects worth about 4.5 billion euros on the railway and will connect the largest ports in the country with the network.
“We are in the auction phase. With these projects we connect for the first time all the ports with the railway network. This is a very important job in order to turn them into logistics centers. They give weight to economic, green transport. “Our goal is to attract large investors,” he stressed.
According to the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, the road and railway projects together with Line 4 of the Metro that is being built, complete the puzzle of the infrastructure of 6.5 billion. euro.
– Attica is changing its image with the major infrastructure projects
Regarding the projects in Attica, Mr. Karagiannis stated that the construction sites of Line 4 of the Athens Metro are “spread” in the city, while, in addition, he noted: “We are moving forward with the expansion of Line 2 of the Metro to Ilion and within 2022 we will also auction the project for the Upgrading of the Western Regional Egaleo “.
For Piraeus, he stressed that the summer of 2022 will be different, with the three new Metro stations (Municipal Theater, Piraeus, Maniatika) and the Tram. “In general, we change all the perception we have about our travels within Attica. “And this is done with a specific and coherent plan,” he said. Mr. Karagiannis also said that at the beginning of 2022 the planning will be announced for three more important projects, for the extensions of the Attiki Odos to the port of Rafina and to the port of Lavrio, as well as for the urban tunnel of Ilioupolis.
In closing, Mr. Karagiannis noted: “From the first moment we took office, we worked systematically with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Costas Karamanlis and now we have a comprehensive and targeted plan, which is integrated and serves a broader development plan in national and at regional level. It is also connected to the local needs and the social and economic peculiarities of each region, while utilizing every available and alternative financial tool “.
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