A message to the residents of Lekanopedi to delay their departure due to the long delays observed on the national road was sent at noon on Saturday by 112. The delays occur after yesterday’s accident with the burning tanker at the height of the Isthmus and while being carried out since dawn by the Ministry of Infrastructure, removal work of the flyover which was damaged by the high thermal load

The message reads: “Long delays due to traffic congestion from Elefsina to Corinth on Olympia Road. Delay your departure. Follow the instructions of the Authorities”

The Traffic Authority has allocated three traffic lanes on the new National Highway towards Corinth to serve the voters.

Traffic at this time is being carried out with delays on the new National Road near the tipping point of the tanker, in the stream from Athens to Corinth, up to the point of the collision, with the presence of traffic being intense and vehicles now moving in 3 traffic lanes to relieve the flow of traffic towards Corinth.

Traffic also advises voters, whose exit takes place normally, to leave a little later to their destinations and drivers moving in the current of the detour to show caution because with the opposite flow of traffic as a separator are the cones.

The mobilization of the state apparatus was immediate, as from the first moment of the accident, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Nikos Tahiaos was found by the government at the scene with a team of engineers from the ministry to manage the situation, and since dawn the work of removing the flyover was carried out by the Minister Christos Staikouras and the Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis.

The information from the traffic police is continuous and traffic is expected to flow more easily in the next few hours. In any case, drivers can use both options given by the traffic police, i.e. both the route of the protest and the route from the Loutraki junction, while from tomorrow morning the traffic will be much better as the removal works of the basically, citizens can travel to vote normally.

Traffic regulations

ELAS issued an announcement regarding the traffic regulations that are in place due to the overturned tanker and the fire that broke out last night on the new Athens-Corinth National Highway in the direction of Corinth, specifically at the height of the 75.5th kilometer.

Traffic regulations in detail:

Suspension of vehicular traffic:

  • On the new Athens – Corinth National Road at the Loutraki junction Bridge to the Epidaurus junction in the traffic flow towards Corinth.
  • On the old Athens-Corinth National Road at the height of Aghii Theodori in the traffic flow towards Corinth (from 22:14), while vehicle traffic is being restored on the New National Road.
  • Loutraki junction after the Isthmus bridge in the traffic flow towards Athens.
  • On the old National Highway of Athens – Corinth, from Athens to Agios Theodoros and from Agios Theodoros to Athens, vehicle traffic is proceeding normally.

Vehicular traffic is diverted to two alternative routes:

a. Towards the exit branch of the Loutraki junction, heading towards the Isthmus of Corinth, the old National Highway of Athens – Corinth and then re-entering the motorway through the Epidaurus junction at the height of kilometer post -76.8-.

b. Towards the left traffic lane of N.E.O.A.K. in the direction of Athens, with the application of a dual carriageway in the section from the kilometer position -75.2- to the kilometer position -76.2- with the disposal of its middle lane as a buffer zone without traffic. In this section, the traffic towards Athens is conducted from the right traffic lane and the Emergency Lane (LEA), while the traffic towards Corinth is conducted only from the left traffic lane.

It is noted that the traffic of trucks with a maximum permissible weight of more than 3.5 tons is prohibited in both traffic streams from kilometer position -26.5- (Elefsina toll height) to kilometer position -84.5- (Morea junction) today ( 08-06-2024) from 10:30′ to 23:00′ and tomorrow (09-06-2024) from 05:00′ to 05:00′ on Monday (10-06-2024).

According to ELAS, the traffic on the new National Highway is expected to be restored from tomorrow (06-09-2024) after the completion of the works.

On the website of the Hellenic Police (www.astynomia.gr) and specifically at https://tinyurl.com/4ajebdhc, updated detailed information is available on the diversions and traffic interruptions that are taking place.

As pointed out in the relevant announcement, “from the first moment, Traffic forces are at the scene of the accident, from which every possible effort is made to better manage traffic. In this context, drivers are requested, in order to serve them better and to avoid additional traffic problems, to avoid passing their vehicles at the above points and to follow the signals and instructions of the traffic controllers”.