Controlled-access highway

Starting at midnight on Sunday, October 6, 2024, the operation of Attiki Odos will be officially transferred to the new concession company, New Attiki Odos Concession M.A.E., under the terms of the Concession Agreement signed on September 12, 2024.

Cars using the motorway to traverse Central Greece will henceforth pay up to 2.8 or 3.0 euros less in road tolls, while the tolls for the Attiki Odos motorway traversing Attica to the airport will drop to 2.5 euros as of October 6, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport announced that toll prices across all stations on the Aegean Motorway will be reduced from October 1, 2024, until December 31, 2025.

These reductions stem from the benefits accrued by the Greek state through the refinancing of the Maliakos-Kleidi Motorway of the Aegean Motorway project.

GEK Terna has signed a 3.3 billion euro deal for the lease of a toll highway in Athens, two sources with knowledge of the matter have told Reuters.

The deal will be key for the government to meet its fiscal target for revenue of 5.8 billion euros from privatizations and stake sales in banks this year.

In view of the celebration of “Dormition of the Mother of God” on December 15th 2024, the police have prepared a special plan and are taking increased road safety and traffic policing measures to ensure the safe movement of citizens and prevent road accidents throughout the country’s road network

At 07:51 AM, a severe crash occurred at the 324th kilometer of the Trakia Motorway, leading to its closure in both directions. The accident involved a 21-year-old driver from Burgas who lost control, crossing the median barrier after hitting the rear left tire of a cement truck.

ROME - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Wednesday in Rome Serbia would remain a pillar of peace and stability in the region but that, on the other hand, support from the international community was needed at the highest level when it comes to normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations and implementation of agreements reached in the Brussels dialogue.

The Bulgarian government has proposed a significant change to the country's road traffic regulations, aiming to reduce the maximum speed limit on highways from 140 km/h to 130 km/h. Additionally, the amendment bill seeks to lower the speed limit on so-called public roads from 120 km/h to 110 km/h, according to the "Sega" newspaper.

Bulgaria has emerged as the most perilous country for driving in the European Union, with the highest death rate from road traffic accidents, according to preliminary data released by the European Commission for 2023.

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Bulgaria is set to embark on the construction of two crucial highways, linking the city of Varna to Durankulak in northeastern Bulgaria and to Silistra on the Danube. The announcement came from Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Andrey Tsekov during an event in Varna.