Our Company, as part of the comprehensive sustainable development strategy it applies, after replacing the lighting in the open sections of the highway in 2019 with LED technology, is also proceeding with the complete replacement of conventional lighting in all three new Project Tunnels with LED technology lighting, starting from Tunnel T3 (Platamona).
Compliant with the most stringent global standards, the replacement of lighting in the Tunnels improves driving conditions, further enhancing road safety for drivers. LED lighting improves the visual experience of drivers (smooth transition from outside light/darkness to Tunnel entrance lighting), making it easier for the eyes to adjust.
At the same time, with the completion of the interventions in the Tunnels, the installed capacity will be reduced by 67%, bringing about a reduction in energy consumption by 4.00 GWh per year, which corresponds to 2,133 tn CO2e, thus significantly reducing the Company's energy footprint. Taking into account the replacement of the conventional lighting of the roofs and funnels of the Toll Stations with LED lighting by the end of January 2024, it is estimated that the total energy footprint of the Aegean Motorway will be reduced by 2,618 tn CO2e.
The works on Tunnel T3 will start on the branch to Athens from 07:30 in the morning of October 16 until 07:30 in the morning of October 19, followed by the branch to Thessaloniki from October 19 to the morning of October 22. During this time, in the sector where the lighting upgrade works will be carried out, traffic will be conducted through the Leptokaryas-Platamonas PEO.
Within November, the conventional lighting will be replaced in the other two Tunnels T1 and T2. In total, in all three Tunnels, 4,445 conventional technology lamps will be replaced with 1,941 LED technology lamps.
