Patra – Pyrgos Motorway tender: Review of 6 contracts completed by the Court of Audit

Review of 6 contracts has been now completed by the Court of Auditors regarding the tender for the constuction of Patra – Pyrgos Motorway. This was announced by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Christos Spirtzis, during his address at an event of Road Safety Institute “Panos Mylonas” (IOAS). This will allow the ratification of the contracts by the Greek Parliament and shortly after the initiation of the construction stage, leaving as a remainder the last 2 contracts that have encountered appeals.

What remains to be seen is when the first construction sites will be set up for the upgrade of a road axis that is characterized as one of the worst in Greece with a significant death toll due to its poor safety characteristics. In this regard, Mr. Spirtzis stressed that on the country’s new motorway network, there is a great reduction of both fatal accidents and accidents with serious injuries.

The Minister also noted that in the coming months, the tender for the road axis, extending from Kalamata to Rizomylos and Pylos, will also be launched as well as the one for the construction of E65’s Southern section (Lamia – Ksyniada). He added that Phase B’ for the tendering process for Crete’s Northern Motorway Axis (aka VOAK) will also begin.

The Minister also mentioned the promotion of combined transport as an option to reduce the use of cars and move towards safer means of transportation. As he underlined, in the Ministry’s sustainable urban mobility plan, actions are being taken to upgrade urban transport with a new fleet of ecological buses, with OASA’s (Athens Transport Organization) and OASTH’s (Thessaloniki Transport Organization) networks being restructured in order for the buses’ mileage to be reduced along with better connections to means of fixed rail transport. It is therefore important to complete all important Metro projects both in Athens and Thessaloniki.

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