The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, in charge of Infrastructure, Mr. George Karagianis, referred to the significant increase of the environmental footprint that will be brought by Line 4 of the Metro, the extensive program of urban regeneration and the tree planting provided by the Memorandum of Cooperation with the Municipality of Athens. speaking on ANT1’s “Morning Press” show.
As Mr. Karagiannis stressed, this is the first time that a Memorandum of Cooperation is signed between the Ministry and a Municipality for such an important infrastructure project.
“We are increasing the environmental footprint as we will proceed with 3,000 tree plantings and urban regenerations in a total area of ​​85,000 sq.m.” he stated, adding characteristically: “Our goal is to” green “the Municipality of Athens and the four municipalities through which Metro Line 4 will pass.”
He explained about one of the most important infrastructure projects with a budget of 1.2 billion. euros which, among other things, will lead to the “opening” of up to 10,000 new jobs.
Line 4 will start from the Veikou Grove and will end at Goudi, a route that will be covered in 17 minutes. As the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure explained, “the stations in the center of Athens will thicken and the traffic by car will decrease as 53,000 vehicles will go off the roads”.
Responding to the concerns about the traffic congestion during the construction of Line 4, Mr. Karagiannis assured that the commitment of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is the execution of the project “with the greatest possible speed, the least possible nuisance and the least possible burden on the daily life of citizens “.
“We foresaw the smallest possible interventions and make the appropriate arrangements so as not to burden the center of Athens. “We are facing from now on the issue of traffic that will arise,” he noted.
– A construction site will be set up in Exarchia as well
Asked about the Station in Exarcheion, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure was clear, emphasizing that a construction site will be set up there as well.
Mr. Karagiannis emphasized that “we will not allow the mistakes that were made in the past, with areas that refused to become Metro stations and then regretted it! So there is no way the station in Exarchia will not be built! “
In fact, he sent a message: “The government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis will not allow avatas, will not allow neighborhoods to remain in the dim light”.
– In Piraeus in the summer the Metro
Unfolding the map of the important transport infrastructures that are being developed in the Basin, Mr. Karagiannis referred to Line 3 of the Metro, the expansion of which is completed with the delivery of the last three stations in the summer.
As he underlined, “within the summer, the Airport-Piraeus route will be completed in 50 minutes as the stations, Maniatika, Municipal Theater and Piraeus, will be handed over for operation”.
Besides, the Tram, which is used daily by many citizens for their transportation, has already arrived in the largest port of the country.
– Extension of Line 2 to Ilion
The development of the Metro network continues on Line 2 to the West.
According to Mr. Karagiannis, at the end of 2022 there will be environmental permitting to auction the construction of three new stations, Palatiani, Ilion and Agios Nikolaos, on Line 2.
Mr. Karagiannis, closing, stressed that “in large infrastructure projects we must join forces. “The added value of large infrastructure projects is reflected in society, the economy and the environment.”
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