Autopsy on road construction projects that eetcare located in the Municipality of Penteliin the context of the actions of the Region Atticas for the upgrading of the road network of its jurisdiction, held last night, Thursday, April 25, by the regional governor, Nikos Hardalias.
As Mr. Hardalias said, more than 233 million euros are available for a total of 58 major projects implemented by the Region Atticas in a road network that reaches 1,569 kilometers and covers the central road arteries of the basin. As part of the projects, extensive asphalt paving, installation of electric lighting and safety barriers, markings and demarcations, light signaling, cleaning of side wells and maintenance of islets throughout the Attica.
Hardalias: Road safety is a central bet
“THE Road Safety is a central bet for the administration of the Region and in this direction we are investing significant resources to upgrade the central road arteries throughout the basin” he noted and added: “We are tonight at a point where, despite the fact that it serves thousands of drivers every day, there had not been the slightest intervention for about 25 years. We have a coherent plan. We are moving forward with more than 58 projects over the next five years that address all issues, with an emphasis on high-risk areas. Not only with asphalt pavements, but also with islands, junctions, smart crossings, changing the traffic lights, installing parapets, everything that is required for a better, modern, functional and – above all – safe road network. I thank the services of the Region, I thank the mayor of Penteli, the deputy governor of the Northern Sector and everyone who works hard every day, morning and night, so that we can bring results to every neighborhood of Atticaus”.
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Also, Mr. Hardalias referred to the need for “metropolitan traffic management in Attica, in cooperation with the state and the municipalities”, in order to provide a definitive, sustainable solution to this major issue and to drastically reduce the risk. “On her streets Atticaonly security has a place, not blood”, he emphasized, pointing out: “The Region Atticas, through an integrated plan that is systematically implemented by its competent services, launches a comprehensive plan – with very clear pillars – with the aim of sustainable and safe movement for everyone, throughout the Attica».
For her part, the mayor of Penteli, Natassa Kosmopoulou, thanked the regional governor “because he deals with the essence. And the essence is the roads.”
It is noted that the said intervention is carried out in one of the busiest traffic spots of the municipality (L. Pentelis, Aphroditis, Anapausesos, Al. Panagoulis, N. Pentelis Square) and includes replacement of the aging road surface, installation of anti-slip asphalt and new markings.
The projects are part of a wider budget program of 6 million euros for road construction actions in municipalities, mainly in the Northern Sector, in sections of the central road network with a total length of approximately 20 kilometers and an area of 180,000 square meters.
Most of it financingof the road construction projects -133 million euros- comes from the National PDE (PPA), the 58 million euros from the Region’s own resources Atticas, 37 million euros from the NSRF and 5.5 million euros from the Recovery Fund.
In the autopsy, the governor was accompanied by the deputy governor of the Northern Sector, Loukia Kefalogianni, the special secretary of the Region, Elena Rapti, the head of the Road Construction Department of the Region, Vangelis Bakoiorgos, representatives of the technical services of the Region Atticas, as well as the contractor of the project.
