The following days the first “metropontic” will start digging her tunnel Metro line 4 from Katehaki, while the second one is expected to start in the fall, as it became known today from a source of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Preliminary works are already underway and progress is almost 50%.

As for its construction extension of Line 2 of the Athens Metro to Ilionsaid that the first phase of the competition will be completed in May while the second phase will start in the fall.

Also, the tenders for studies are being prepared for the new extensions to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Glyfada, but also the continuation of Line 4 to Marousi

The same source referred overall to the ongoing projects of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Particularly:

Thessaloniki Metro

The progress of the project is at 90% on the main Line and the extension to Kalamaria.

The tender for the operator of the Metro with PPP is in progress.

The repositioning of the ancient ones at Venizelos station has begun, while at the same time trains can and do run along the entire line from NSS to the depot.

Alongside the completion of the main line and the extension to Kalamaria, this government has set as its immediate priority the north-west extension of the Thessaloniki Metro network, in order to cover the needs of the movements in the populous and developing municipalities of Ampelokipi and Menemeni, Kordelio and Evosmos , Pavlou Mela and Neapolis-Sykeon to Evosmos and Stavroupoli.

Patras-Pyrgos highway

At the end of 2023, it will reach 30% of its implementation.

Northern Road Axis of Crete (BOAK)

The Hersonissos-Neapoli PPP and the Neapoli-Agios Nikolaos public project have been contracted.

On May 8, the bids for the large Chania-Heraklion project are expected to be submitted.

The studies for the Kissamos-Chania option are progressing and after the summer the Environmental Impact Study will be submitted.

The studies for the Souda-Airport project are progressing and the positive opinion of the GEN is expected for the finalization of the road layout that will run marginally within the area of ​​the Souda Naval Station.

The sections east of Agios Nikolaos are also moving towards financing.

– section Kalo Chorio – Frouzi Bridge

– Frouzi Bridge section – Pachia Ammos bypass.

Central Greece Motorway (E65)

For the northern part of Trikala-Egnatia, funding was secured from the Recovery Fund and the project has already exceeded 23%.

Within 2023, the Trikala-Kalambaka section will be delivered and at the beginning of 2024, the entire southern section, PATHE-Xyniada, which has exceeded 90%, will be completed.

Amvrakia-Aktio highway

By 2023, the great project is completed.

The Amfilochia bypass was delivered last summer and even ahead of schedule, satisfying a long-standing request of the local community and enhancing road safety in the area.

Kalamata – Rizomylos – Pylos – Methoni

The tender was completed and the PPP contract was signed on 21/4/2023.

Eastern Inner Regional of Thessaloniki (flyover)

The contract for the major project for Thessaloniki was signed.

The geotechnical investigations have already started, while the final studies are already being prepared.

The first works will start in early autumn.

Kastelli Airport

The increase in the size of the country’s new state-of-the-art international airport was ensured, by more than 30%, so that it could effectively respond to the estimated passenger traffic that Crete will be called upon to welcome in the coming decades.

The new airport will now have 92,000 square meters, from 68,000 square meters that was the original design.

The project execution progress today has exceeded 22%.

Preveza – Arta – Lefkada Water Supply and Tsiknia Dam in Lesbos

Financing of the projects was secured from the Recovery and Resilience Fund, which matured and were auctioned at the end of 2022.

Today there is already a temporary contractor for both projects and the goal is to have the work started in the fall.

Bypass Chalkida-Psachnon and Bralos-Amfissa

The two projects were auctioned at the end of 2021 and both contracts were signed within the first quarter of 2023.

Also, for the Chalkida bypass project, as the source mentions, we are ready in the next quarter to activate all 2 of the 3 options of the project, which concern the Psachni bypass and the road connection of the North-South Evia artery.

Final studies have already begun on these projects and we expect construction work to begin by the end of the year.

Installation of the construction site is expected within the summer.