Central Greece Motorway

Infrastructure Min hails progress on E65 highway construction

Progress in construction work for the Central Greece Motorway (E65), connecting Macedonia with southern Greece through western Thessaly and Fthiotida in Central Greece, is "excellent," Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras said on Monday, during an on-site inspection. 

EU to fund remaining section of E65 road in central Greece

The European Commission approved a 255-million-euro investment for the construction of a road section in central Greece, it said on Friday.

The Cohesion Fund resources will be used to complete the link between Lamia and Xyniada in central Greece (part of road E65), connecting central Greece and west Thessaly with the main national network.

Greece's cheapest highway will not be for much longer

Egnatia Odos, the highway running from Greece's northwest to northeast, cost more than any other national road project to develop yet remains the most affordable of the country's highway stretches for motorists, according to data provided at a recent conference by Giorgos Dedes, general secretary for infrastructure.