The highway is 157.5 km long and a side / vertical network of about 150 km, with a budget of 1.32 billion. euro, will be constructed under a Concession Agreement and is the largest road project currently being prepared to be implemented in the country.
The project includes:
2 + 2 traffic lanes in each direction with LEA and central island
26 single branch tunnels with a total length of ~ 34 km.
10.80 km of new bridges, 23 of which exceed 100 meters in length
20 new uneven junctions and upgrading of the existing uneven junctions in the Bypasses of Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion
The Northern Road Axis of Crete is completed with the section Naples Peninsula that will be constructed as a PPP and for which the Environmental Impact Study has already been submitted to the Region of Crete for approval.
The tender for the selection of a contractor of the project is in progress, with five participating consortiums:
- “GEK TERNA SA”,
- Association of Persons "Ariadne Motorway" (AVAX-Marguerite),
- "Aktor Concessions SA",
- Shikun Binui LTD and
- Association of Persons "Joint Venture Acciona Concesiones-Mytilineos Intertoll".
