Project to bypass Attiki Odos junction 8

The auction of the Attiki Odos project for the extension of Kymis Avenue in northern Athens is expected in the first half of 2021, in the hope that it will ease the pressure on Kifissou Avenue and ensure access to the Athens-Lamia National Highway.

The 3.8 kilometer project, of which 2.4 km will be a tunnel, is estimated to cost some 300 million euros. It will be in a separate tender to the other extension of Attiki Odos, the capital's ring road, probably through a public-private partnership scheme. The aim of the project is to provide an alternative route onto the national highway from many Athens suburbs, ranging from Galatsi and Nea Ionia, to Iraklio, Pefki, Lykovrysi and Maroussi. It should also decongest the troubled junction of Attiki Odos with Kifissou at Metamorfosi, or junction 8 of Attiki Odos.

Discussions in the government on the new concession of Attiki...