| STRETCHING: |
From Igoumenitsa in the Prefecture of Thesprotia to Kipi in the Prefecture of Evros |
| PROJECT SIZE: |
670 kilometres |
| SERVING THE REGIONS OF: |
Thesprotia - Ioannina - Grevena - Kozani - Imathia - Thessaloniki - Kavala - Xanthi - Rodopi – Evros |
| LINKED WITH THE BORDERS OF: |
Albania - FYROM - Bulgaria - Turkey, through nine major vertical axes |
| PASSING THROUGH THE TOWNS OF: |
Igoumenitsa - Ioannina - Metsovo - Grevena - Kozani - Veria - Thessaloniki - Kavala - Xanthi - Komotini – Alexandroupoli |
| LINKED TO THE PORTS OF: |
Igoumenitsa - Thessaloniki - Kavala - Alexandroupoli |
| AND THE AIRPORTS OF: |
Ioannina - Kastoria - Kozani - Thessaloniki - Kavala – Alexandroupoli 332 towns and villages |
| PASSING NEAR: |
30 regions of particular interest |
| SERVING THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES OF: |
Ioannina - Florina - Edessa -
Thessaloniki - Kilkis - Serres - Drama - Xanthi - Komotini –
Alexandroupolis, either directly or through its vertical axes |
| PROPOSING AND FINANCING: |
Archaeological excavations, protection of monuments, environmental protection works (biotopes, etc.) |
| TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS: |
Dual carriageway of international standards with two traffic lanes per direction, a central reserve and an emergency lane. |
