The new tunnel in Macedonia is slowly taking shape, which will unite three regions, giving them a big development boost.
It seems that the construction of the Kleisoura tunnel, which is the most important part of the new provincial road on the Kastoria-Ptolemaida road axis, is progressing at a very fast pace.
A few days ago, in fact, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, responsible for Infrastructure, Nikos Tachiaos, visited the factory in the area of Kastoria, where he performed an autopsy and was informed about the progress of the works.
During his autopsy at the factory, Mr. Tahiaos was accompanied by Kastoria MP Maria Antoniou, who in her post on social media stated – among other things:
“The construction of the Kleisoura tunnel, the most important part of the Kastoria-Ptolemaida road axis, an ambitious project, a vision for the whole of Western Macedonia that has been a constant request of the residents of Kastoria and Eordaia for decades, is progressing at a rapid pace .
Upon its completion, it will unite three regions (Kastoria, Eordaia, Amyntaio) and will be a springboard for regional development, while reducing distances and increasing road safety.”
The Kleisouras tunnel is two-way with a length of 1,365 m, an escape tunnel of 1,383 m and has a completion horizon of 2025.
It will have one lane in each direction with a width of 3.75 m, it is being built in the Kotouri stream section – Kozani Prefecture borders, and is expected to greatly reduce the travel time from Kastoria to Ptolemaida (and vice versa).
The object of the project
The Kleisouras tunnel is part of the project related to the construction of the new Provincial Road artery, which is part of the road axis Kastoria – Ptolemaida and is located in the administrative boundaries of the Regional Units of Kastoria and Florina and ends at the boundaries of the prefecture of Kozani.
The arterial is 10.3 km long, with a carriageway width of 8.0 m, one 3.75 m wide traffic lane in each direction and an additional 0.25 m wide guide lane.
More specifically, the project includes:
- 4 uneven nodes
- Kleisouras tunnel, two-way 1,365m long, with an escape tunnel 1,383m, in particularly mountainous terrain
- 1 bridge (Kotouri stream), approximately 34.60m long
- 4 lower readings
The cost of the project amounts to 71.07 million euros including VAT and is financed by the Public Investment Program – co-financed part – as it is included in the Operational Program “Western Macedonia in the NSRF 2014-2020.
The contracting authority is Egnatia Odos, while the project is being built by the company “AKTOR”, with a construction schedule of 3 years. The project was signed in October 2022.
Source: carandmotor.gr
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