National Strategic Transport Plan in course of implementation from the Greek Ministry

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is already processing the National Strategic Transport Plan of Greece which is a project funded by Community resources and it is implemented under the financial management of the European Investment Bank. It is expected to be completed by March 2017.

The National Strategic Transport Plan refers to the analysis of the entire transport sector (road, rail, air and maritime transportation) through the collection of the appropriate data taking into account environmental and social-politic factors. In addition, it includes the development of the necessary supportive tools for planning and decision making (traffic system models, cost-benefit analysis model and web database). The National Transport Plan will facilitate the definition and will set the grounds for future policies and investments in the transport sector.

National Strategic Transport Plan information can be found here and here

New page on highways in Greece

"The country is changing page due to a range of new  projects, projects which will contribute to the productive reconstruction of the country and to the equitable development", the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Chris Spirtzis, stated in the  Athens News Agency.

Mr Spirtzis said that the effort of the completion of the projects has been efficient and delivery of the new major highways to circulation will begin by the end of March. The first project, the tunnel of Tempi at Platamon and the circumvention of Maliakos will be fully at the beginning of April. Furthermore, according to the schedule, the highway Corinth-Patras will be also delivered until Easter and the highway of Central Greece, E65, and Ionia Odos will follow afterwards. 

Finally, Mr Spirtzis noted, that all highways will have been delivered by August.

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