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Prime Minister Samaras Observes Bypass Tunnel Worksites

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During Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' northern Greece visit to the bypass tunnels at Panteleimonas, he stated: "Greece has rebooted its potential and we are ready for the next day, looking into the future and taking steady steps forward".

He commented on the construction activity, "The Platamonas bypass, the Stylida bypass and the Tempi tunnels will improve the national motorway network and contribute to the reduction of road accidents by 70 percent".

The Prime Minister was informed of the project's progress by Secretary General for Public Works Stratos Simopoulos. According to ANA, about 200 Greek companies are involved in the bypass' construction. According to its timetable, total completion will occur at 2015's end, while certain areas will be accessible by the end of this summer.

The roadwork will decrease Athens to Thessoloniki travel time by up to 45 minutes, and encompasses 25 kilometers of the route. One of the three tunnels will be six kilometers in length, resulting in the longest Balkan tunnel.

Along with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou, Macedonia-Thrace Minister Theodoros Karaoglou, Deputy Education Minister Kostas Gioulekas, ND MPs, candidate for Central Macedonia regional governor Yiannis Ioannidis and Pieria Deputy Governor candidate Dimitris Christogiannis, were also present at the work site.