Pyrgos-Patras motorway gets green light from Commission

A motorway linking the cities of Pyrgos and Patras in the northwestern Peloponnese will be funded with 293 million euros from the EU's Cohesion Fund, after the project received the green light from the European Commission on Wednesday.

Located on the Trans-European Transport network (TEN-T), the new road will ensure faster and safer travel, the Commission said in a press release

The motorway, with a total length of 75 km, was initially part of the Olympia Odos project, the road axis linking Elefsina, Corinth, Patras, Pyrgos and Tsakona in Messinia. However the project was divided in sections at the end of 2013, after the concession agreement was revised. It is expected to be completed in 3.5 years.

"I am proud that Cohesion Policy funds can contribute to this major infrastructure project. It will significantly improve road safety in Achaia and Ilea,"...