Poseidonos Avenue

Road authorities have scheduled traffic restrictions this Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. along Vouliagmenis Avenue in southern Athens to facilitate a road race in the area.

Two people were killed and four injured in two traffic accidents in less than 12 hours on Greece's streets, highlighting concerns about a spike in road fatalities.

The first incident occurred on Wednesday night on the Thessaloniki-Kavala highway in northern Greece, near the village of Nea Apollonia.

Croatian-born and Danish-bred Copenhagen-based Denis Horvat has quickly become a hot topic on the underground music scene with his melodic dance signature sound. He will be joined by Serbian artist Coeus and The Element from Malta at cool summer hotspot Bolivar Beach Bar (Poseidonos Avenue, bolivar.gr) on August 2, in what promises to be a night of sweet grooves.

Another dance night awaits at Bolivar Beach Bar (Poseidonos Avenue), this time featuring house music superstar DJ David Morales. The Grammy-winning artist will play a marathon set, joined by Greek house legend Dino MFU. Tickets start from 10 euros at more.com.

A motorcycle caught fire on a bridge section of Poseidonos Avenue in Neo Faliro, heading toward the southern port district of Piraeus.

No injuries were reported, but the incident caused significant traffic disruptions. 

Despite the motorcyclist's attempts to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher, the fire spread to the acrylic noise barrier.

Tram service in the section between Asklipio Voulas and Zefyros in southern Athens will resume on July 1 after four months, the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY) said on Friday.  

The service had been suspended since March 10 due to construction work at the former airport at Elliniko to bring part of coastal Poseidonos Avenue underground.

Due to the airshow by the “Red Arrows” aerobatic team, there will be a temporary traffic disruption on the right lane of Poseidonos Avenue

Police on Wednesday arrested three drivers engaged in street racing at speeds exceeding 140km/h on coastal Poseidonos Avenue in Athens' southern Palaio Faliro district.

Traffic officers impounded the vehicles of the drivers, aged 19, 31 and 34, who had exceeded the speed limit by over 80km/h.

Special traffic regulations are to be implemented on Thursday in road sections of Alimos, Glyfada, Elliniko, and Argiroupoli, due to the planned controlled detonation of obsolete munitions. 

Flooding has been reported on a number of streets in Athens as Storm Daniel, which has caused havoc in many parts of the country for the past three days, reached the capital.

The rainfall began in the morning but by 4 p.m., the situation had deteriorated in many areas, with heavy downpours and intense lightening in the capital and Piraeus.