Ionia Odos

Ionia Odos

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A5 motorway
Ionia odos
Ιόνια Οδός

E55
Route information
Length: 196 km (122 mi)
Major junctions
From: Antirrio
To: Ioannina
Location
Regions: Epirus, Western Greece
Major cities: Antirrio, Missolonghi, Agrinio, Amfilochia, Menidi, Aetolia-Acarnania, Arta, Ioannina
Highway system

Motorways in Greece

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The Ionia Odos (Greek: Ιόνια Οδός), sometimes called Ionian Highway in English, is a motorway, currently under construction, running through the western part of Greece. The total length will be 196 km from Rio to Ioannina. It is part of the E55 on its full length, along with the non-motorway part of Kakavia - Ioannina. The full length of the motorway will be completed by the end of 2013.[1][2]

Contents

Construction

Construction began in 2001 on an interchange outside Missolongi near Aitoliko along Greek National Road 5 with a paved section built up to near Angelokastro. Construction stopped shortly after, with rumors of funding problems with the builders.

In late 2006, Greece signed a €1.4 billion deal with a Greek-Spanish consortium consisting of construction firms GEK Group of Companies SA, Terna SA, Cintra SA (Cintra), and Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (Grupo ACS). The consortium, now operating under the name "Nea Odos", will build and operate the road, receiving toll fees for 30 years, while investing a combined €1.15 billion in the project. The rest of the funds will be provided by the European Union and the Greek government. Nea Odos is also responsible for the maintenance and upgrading of the PATHE motorway (A1) section from Metamorphosi I/C in Athens to Skarfeia I/C near Lamia, where it will also collect the toll fees. Construction, undertaken by the Euroionia Joint Venture (Terna SA, Dragados SA and Ferrovial SA) finally started in 2008 with a completion date of 72 months.[3] The bill was later ratified on March 28, 2007.[4]

Construction began with repairs and completion of the existing section (Agrinio bypass), with construction toward Rigani and Kouvara. Construction has also started in a number of new sections: the Antirio to Kefalovryso section (where the tunnels of Makyneia and Kalydona are already under construction) and parts of the motorway bypassing Amfilohia. The final completion date will be around 2012. The previously completed section of the motorway was opened to traffic in 2009, running up until the current construction. The project has been marred by lack of vacant possession of land, necessary for construction, which leads to undue delays.

Interchanges

Below are the planned interchanges with their current status[5]:

Interchange Name Access to other places and attractions Status
Rio GR-8A with Patras By-Pass GR-8A
Rio - -
Rio-Antirio bridge Complete
Antirio Toll Station Complete
Antirrio Interchange GR-48 with Nafpaktos, Itea, Amfissa, Delphi, Livadeia Planned
Riza Interchange - Under Construction
Klokova Tunnel Under Construction
Klokova Interchange - Under Construction
Evinos River (Bridge) Under Construction
Evinochori Interchange - Under Construction
Missolongi Interchange - Under Construction
Aitoliko Interchange Aitoliko, Astakos Partially open to traffic
Chalkio Interchange GR-5, Trichonida area, Stamna Partially open to traffic
Angelokastro Interchange Angelokastro, GR-5, Agrinio Partially open to traffic
Rigani Interchange GR-38/E952 - Agrinio, Karpenissi, Lamia Partially open to traffic
Kouvara Interchange GR-5, Agrinio, Kouvara Partially open to traffic
Amvrakia Interchange GR-5, Amvrakia, Future Interchange with A52 Planned
Amfilochia Tunnel Planned
Amfilochia Interchange GR-42, Amfilochia, Vonitsa, Preveza, Lefkada Planned
Menidi Interchange - Planned
South Arta or Arta South GR-30, Karditsa, Farsala, Volos Planned
Arachthos Bridge Planned
North Arta or Arta North - Arta GR-5 Planned
Skamnia Tunnel Planned
Filippiada/Preveza GR-21, Preveza, Nikopoli, Parga Planned
Gorgomylos Interchange - Under Construction
Avgo Interchange - Under Construction
Ioannina South Interchange Egnatia Odos/E90/E92, Igoumenitsa, Parga and Kozani, Thessaloniki
accesses with the GR-17 with Dodoni
Under Construction/A2
Ioannina North Interchange Ioannina, Eleousa, Ioannina Airport, GR-5 and GR-20, Ioannina Bypass, GR-6 with Perama,
Igoumenitsa and Metsovo (old road)
Under Construction
Kalpaki Interchange - Planned
Ktismata Interchange - Planned
Kakavia border crossing -
Albania-Greece -

See also

References


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