Vehicle traffic remains high on the Athens-Corinth highway, but according to the Attica Traffic Authority, the picture presented is improved compared to earlier, while as time goes on, the situation is expected to normalize as the Easter excursionists ease off.

At this time, there is a blockage of almost 500 meters at the Elefsina toll road, while vehicles are then moving at low speeds up to Agios Theodorou.

Vehicles are moving normally on Athens Avenue, where since the morning there were several problems on the section from Chaidari to Aspropyrgos, while the image of the Attica road from the Aspropyrgos interchange to the Elefsina exit shows a noticeable improvement.

The movement of vehicles on the Athens-Lamia national highway continues without any problems except for a small blockage just before the Afidna toll road.

According to the traffic data from 6 am today to 1 pm, 35,517 vehicles passed the toll road to Corinth and 24,909 to Lamia.

Finally, from 16:00 in the afternoon, the traffic ban on the exit stream of the national roads was lifted for all trucks with a maximum permissible weight of more than 3.5 tons.

Ships

The large departure of Easter excursionists from the ports of Attica has been underway since the morning, while the occupancy of the ships reaches 100%.

Today M. Paraskevi, according to the reservation system of the ferry companies, at least 24,284 passengers and 3,348 vehicles are expected to depart from the port of Piraeus, while 9,770 passengers and 2,015 vehicles are expected to depart from the port of Rafina.

From the port of Piraeus, 18 routes are scheduled, 32 for the Argosaronic islands, 14 from Rafina and 10 from Lavrio.

The most popular destinations according to the ferry companies are the Cyclades, the Argosaronic islands and destinations in the northern Aegean.

Passengers who are going to depart today should go to the ship’s departure dock earlier due to traffic congestion, while they should know that according to an updated circular of the Ministry of Shipping, the charging level of electric vehicles should not exceed 40% , while for those powered by liquid gas or natural gas, the tanks should not contain more than 50% fuel. Since the morning, the port force has been on high alert for the convenience of passengers and vehicles but also for the proper observance of security measures.