Attiki Odos (Greek: Αττική Οδός) is a private-owned toll highway in Greece. The Proastiakos high-speed suburban rail is almost entirely in the median through the main section. Its numbers are 6 for the main section, 64 for Imittos Ring and 65 for Aigaleo Ring. They are the outer ring roads of Greater Athens metropolitan area. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Proastiakos train in Athens Central Railway Station The Proastiakos (Greek: Προαστιακός meaning literally the Suburban) is the suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. ... A beltway (American English), ring road or orbital motorway (British English) is a circumferential highway found around many cities. ... Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern αι Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and η Αθήνα nowadays (IPA : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ...

Westbound to Elefsina

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History

Construction of the project began in 1996. The motorway was opened along with the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport that it connects to. The motorway ran from the Gerakas Street interchange but it didn't had access to Keratea directly until 2003 nor a northbound interchange until 2002 to Athens from Agia Marina, Athens. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The E. Venizelos Athens International Airport The Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, which began operation in March 2001, serves the city of Athens in Greece. ... Gerakas (Greek: Γέρακας), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In May 2001, an interchange 20B (now K2) opened for Koropi North and reads mainly a local road. Construction from Kifissou Avenue to Gerakas continued while the western part becan construction. The Hymettus ring was under construction. 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: May 1 - Chandra Levy disapears while jogging. ...

Highway interchange in the northern suburb of Maroussi.

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In September 2002, the high-speed railway began construction and the central part of the main section began paving. 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2002. ...

In early-2003, Attiki Odos was now operated from Kifissou Avenue to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. The Hymettus Ring was almost paved that time but the tunnels were constructed. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late-2003, the Hymettus Ring became fully accessible with a toll booth at the northbound lanes near Katechaki Avenue. This part of the motorway has many tunnels. It runs in the northern part of the Hymettus and became the road that bypasses Mesogeion Avenue and links to Kifissou Avenue and its suburbs and the Airport along with the eastern suburbs of Athens. Hymettus, also Hymettos (Gr. ...

In 2004, the western section along with a tunnel opened from the junction with GR-8 to Kifissou Avenue. It has 7 interchanges in total. and runs between the mountain ranges of Aigaleo and Parnitha. The Egaleo Ring is still under construction. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greece Interstate 8 is an old highway linking the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. ... Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aig leo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ... Mount Parnitha (Greek, modern: Πάρνηθα, ancient/Katharevousa: -is, sometimes Parnetha), older forms Parnes, Parnis (also with the first a accented) is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica elevating officially at 1,413 m and the summit is called Karavola (Καραβόλα). Much of the...

The high-speed railway was complete and opened in 2004.

Interchange at the Attiki Odos

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Safety

Attiki Odos is considered one of the safest motorways in Europe. It was designed under strict safety-related technical specifications, including a hard shoulder in either direction, traffic island, a high quality skid-resistant asphalt pavement, dense lighting and fencing. Attiki Odos features hundreds of CCTV cameras connected to the Traffic Management Centre (TMC), which detects any incidents occurring on the Motorway and informs the intervention and maintenance patrol units to provide assistance. Other sophisticated safety systems include: Surveillance cameras. ...

• Road pavement sensors
• Carbon monoxide measurement systems installed in tunnels
• TETRA system for communication with the patrol units
• Elecronic variable message signs
• Automatic tunnel ventilation systems

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Tolls

Toll stations are located at the interchanges leading to the Attiki Odos and the toll fare is paid when entering the motorway. The fare is the same regardless of the length of journey but depends on vehicle category. The driver can pay either by cash, e-pass or a special account card. For motorbikes and cars the standard toll fare is 1.30€ and 2.70€ respectively.

Places

• Main section:
  • north of Eleusis
  • between Mandra and Magoula
  • north of Aspropyrgos
  • between Kamatero and Acharnae
  • north of Neo Irakleio
  • Kifissias Avenue
  • near Vrilissia
  • Gerakas
  • east of Glyka Nera, Paeania and Markopoulo Mesogeias
  • west of Koropi
  • north of Keratea
• Hymettus Ring:
  • Katechaki Avenue
  • east of Papagou and Agia Paraskevi
  • Glyka Nera

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Interchanges

The main part (official numbering):

• (Not numbered) - GR-8A
• 1 - Mandra
• 2 - Magoula
• 3 - (space reserved for future intersection)
• 4 - Aspropyrgos
• 5 - Aigaleo Ring
• 5a - Aigaleo Ring South
• 6 - Filis Ave.
• 7 - Dimokratias Ave. S of Acharnae (also known as Menidi)
• 8 - Kifissou Avenue/GR-1/E75
• 9 - Herakliou Ave.
• 10A/B - Kimis Ave.
• 11 - Kifissias Ave.
• 12 - Pendelis Ave.
• 13 - Doukissis Plakentias Ave. ( = Duchess of Plakentia Ave.) and Hymmetus(Ymittos) Ring
• 14 - Anthousa
• 15 - Marathonos Ave. (which is the continuation of Messoghion Ave.)
• 16/Y7 - Leontario (intersects with Hymettus(Ymittos) Ring)
• 17 - Kantza
• 18 - Paeania
• 19 - (space reserved for future intersection)
• 20 - Markopoulo Mesogaias/Eleftherios Venizelos Airport

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• K1 (20A) - Attiki Odos
• K2 (20B) - local road (Koropi North)

Hymmetus(Ymittos) Ring:

• Y1 - Katehaki Ave.
• Y2 - Papagou
• Y3 - Dimokritos
• Y4 - Agia Paraskevi ( = St. Paraskevi)
• Y5 - (space reserved for future intersection)
• Y6 - Glyka Nera
• Y7/16 - Leontario (see above)
• Y8 - Pallini

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Sections

The brackets are non-state highway numbers.

• Attiki Odos (6) - 47 km
  • SE of Markopoulo to Eleftherios Venizelos - 4 km
  • Hymettus/Ymittos Ring - 12 km
  • Aigaleo Ring (65) - 8 km, partly under construction as of 2006.

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Extensions

On October 21, 2005 a new extension plan was proposed. 76 km of motorway will be constructed, bringing the total length to 141 km. Extensions will be constructed towards Rafina, Lavrio and Vouliagmeni. The Hymettus Ring will also be extended southwards to Vouliagmeni. It is yet unknown when construction will start, but it is estimated to begin in 2007. Rafina (Greek: Ραφήνα) is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica. ... Laurium or Laurion (Λαύριον, Thoricum before early 1000s BC, Ergastiri throughout the medieval times and the mid to late 1000s, Ergastiri is Greek for Workplace) is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece and is one of the southernmost and the seat of... There is a village named Vouliagmeni in the prefecture of Ilia, see Vouliagmeni (Ilia), Greece. ... There is a village named Vouliagmeni in the prefecture of Ilia, see Vouliagmeni (Ilia), Greece. ...

External links

• The official website of Attiki Odos S.A.
• Previous projects on Attiki Odos