Egnatia Odos Motorway

Objective

The stated objective of the Egnatia Odos Motorway as part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Orient/East-Med (OEM) corridor is to connect Central Europe with the maritime interfaces of the Baltic, Black, and Mediterranean seas. It ensures seamless multimodal connectivity, optimizing goods flow and regional cohesion. Strategic International Link: It serves as a vital transcontinental and collector route connecting Western/Central Europe to the Balkans, Turkey, and the Middle East.Regional Cohesion: It aims to end the isolation of remote areas in Northern Greece (such as Epirus, Western Macedonia, and Thrace) by boosting local accessibility and intraregional competitiveness.Port & Intermodal Integration: The motorway optimizes the usage of major maritime gateways—particularly linking the Port of Igoumenitsa (access to Italy) with the Port of Thessaloniki and the Greek-Turkish border at Kipoi.Balkan Integration: Through its vertical axes, it integrates the Greek road network with adjacent pan-European corridors

Description

The Egnatia Odos Motorway (also known as the A2 Motorway) stretches approximately 670 km across Northern Greece. It begins in the west at the major port of Igoumenitsa and terminates in the east at the Kipoi border crossing on the Evros River, which marks the Greek-Turkish border

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