Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the opening of the E65 – Lamia – Kalambaka section is handed over

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will speak at 10:00 a.m. at the event for the delivery of the Lamia – Kalambaka section of the Central Greece Highway E65, while afterwards, the Prime Minister will attend and speak at the presentation on the restoration of damage caused by bad weather ” Daniel” and “Elias”, in Mouzaki Karditsa.

Today, Tuesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the inauguration takes place and the new sections Lamia – Xyniada (18.5 km) and Trikala – Kalambaka (25 km) are inaugurated and handed over to traffic by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras.

Thus, with the delivery of the two new sections of the E65, a total of 136 km will be put into circulation starting this evening. of a modern, safe highway, from the Karpenisi junction outside Lamia to the Uneven Kalambaka Junction, significantly reducing the travel time from the capital to Meteora.

Important destinations such as Meteora, Plastira Lake, Karpenissi, Trikala are now accessible, quickly, easily and safely, while a new development dynamic will be given to the core of the country.

The highway of Central Greece is a project being built by the company TERNA SA. It has a total length of 182.1 km and is one of the most important national projects, with a total budget of approximately 1.3 billion euros.

It has, according to the data announced, the necessary capacity of a modern two-lane highway in each direction plus an Emergency Lane, effectively connecting Eastern and Western Greece.

It is recalled, according to information from the Central Road, that the last 46 km of the highway, which will start from the uneven Kalambaka junction and reach Egnatia Odos, west of Greveni, are also under construction.

At 136 km., at the disposal of every driver are road safety services of the Central Road such as:

– 24-hour Road Safety Patrol

– 4-digit 24-hour Emergency number, 1075

-> Free Roadside Assistance in cases of stoppage

-Telephone Customer Service at 801 700 7000

Watch the video of the route through the new tunnel of Othrios: