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Thessaloniki Flyover

PPP PROJECTS

Contractor: Consortium AVAX S.A. – MYTILINEOS S.A.

 

Project Scope: design, financing, construction and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) services of the inner ring road (Flyover) in Thessaloniki.

 

Contract duration: The total duration of the Partnership Agreement has been set at 30 years, of which the first four relate to the construction period, and the remaining 26 relate to the period of operation & maintenance services of the project.

 

Flyover Project

It is an aerial highway without intermediate junctions 4 km long above the current eastern ring road which will also be widened, acquire new junctions and technical elements and be modernized to its total length of 13 km. During the four-year construction period of the project, which is widely known as the "Flyover", in addition to the eastern regional highway, operations will be carried out simultaneously in the western regional highway of Thessaloniki. As a result, the citizens will enjoy a modern, safe regional highway that is expected to provide substantial solutions to the traffic issue of Thessaloniki, as it is predicted that it will relieve the existing ring road in three ways:

  • Increase in traffic capacity
  • pectacular improvement in road safety
  • Construction with respect for the environment and unification of the city with the green lung of Kedrinos Lofos.

Basic Characteristics of the Construction Project

  • 13 kilometers of project
  • 9 uneven nodes
  • 4 kilometers of continuous expressway bridge (Flyover)
  • 8 new bridges
  • 3 new tunnels
  • 20,000 total vehicle
    • capacity/hour in both directions
  • Modernization and optimization of infrastructure and facilities of the existing network, as well as targeted interventions in the side road network.

Benefits from Construction and Operation

  • Traffic adequacy in the regional highway and its junctions
  • Deflect 25%-35% of traffic at level +1
  • Reduction of travel time in all parts of the Inner Regional Thessaloniki
  • Reduction of air pollutants in the wider area of Thessaloniki
  • Significant reduction in accidents
  • Reduction of unforeseen events and delays
  • Savings for drivers from reduced vehicle operating costs and costs associated with the value of travel time
  • Improving accessibility from one end of the city to the other (Evkarpia-Kalamaria)
  • Fast and safe access to and from the most critical destinations such as PATHE, EGNATIA ODOS, MACEDONIA airport, Halkidiki
  • Easier access to Thessaloniki from neighboring cities (Serres, Giannitsa, Kilkis, Katerini)

Thessaloniki Flyover

The longest elevated motorway in the country

It is an elevated expressway with no intermediate junctions, above the current eastern ring road, which will also be widened and modernised in its overall length, delivering the citizens of the city a modern, safe ring road.