The European Commission announced that Greece will benefit a EUR 1.3 billion of Cohesion Policy funds for broadband, transport and environmental projects.
Within this financing, EUR 730 million will be distributed to the extension of the metro in Thessaloniki, EUR 377 million for urban public transport systems in Athens and the region of Attica and EUR 50 million for sustainable mobility in the Peloponnese peninsula, in the South of Greece.
The rest of the investment sum is allotted for better collection and treatment of waste and road connectivity in the North of Greece.
Currently, Thessaloniki Metro is being extended towards the areas of Nomarchia, Kalamaria, Aretsou, Nea Krini and Micra. The two single-track tunnels extension shall be 4.78 km long with 5 new stations.
Thessaloniki Metro to Kalamaria was tendered in May 2009 and the relevant contract was concluded on June 2013 with AKTOR ATE Joint Venture. The value of the contract was EUR 400 million. This project has been integrated in the National Strategic Framework – “Macedonia – Thrace” Business Plan and is funded by the European Investment Bank. In June 2014, construction works have commenced at Nea Krini station.
In January 2017 at Nomarchia station the construction of the slab at level -2 has been completed, at Kalamaria and Aretsou stations the construction of the pumping station walls has been completed and at Nea Krini station the construction of the TBM trackbed is in progress. At Micra station at the completion stage is the construction of perimeter walls up to level -1, the construction of the invert slab and the TBM worksite installations is in progress and the design preparation and approval is also in progress.
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