The inauguration of the E65 Motorway of Central Greece takes place today, Tuesday (23/4), as the Lamia - Kalambaka section is handed over to traffic. The new sections Lamia - Xiniada (18.5 km) and Trikala - Kalambaka (25 km) will be handed over to traffic in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras.

Thus, with the delivery of the two new sections of the E65, a total of 136km of modern, safe motorway, from the Karpenisi junction outside Lamia to the Kalambaka junction, will be put into traffic from tonight, significantly reducing the journey time from the capital to Meteora. Important destinations such as Meteora, Plastira Lake, Karpenisi, Trikala are now accessible, quickly, easily and safely, while a new development dynamic will be given to the country's core.

The motorway of Central Greece is a project, which is being constructed by the company TERNA S.A. 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. According to the figures announced, it has the necessary capacity of a modern motorway with two lanes of traffic in each direction plus an emergency lane, essentially connecting Eastern and Western Greece. It is recalled, according to data from the Central Road, that the last 46 km of the motorway are under construction, starting from the Kalambaka interchange and reaching up to the Egnatia Odos, west of Grevena.