“With a great deal of effort from everyone who served in the leadership of the Ministry, we now see this beautiful new road, which will open to traffic starting tomorrow,” said the Prime Minister during the ceremony.

He also added, “Today, we must remember all those who are no longer with us because the Greek state delayed for decades in providing a modern and safe highway.” The Prime Minister mentioned the names of several young people—many of whom, he said, hadn’t even turned 30—who lost their lives on the old Patras–Pyrgos road.

Before reaching the inauguration site, the Prime Minister stopped at the Kato Achaia junction. There, along with the Minister of Infrastructure, Christos Dimas, and Deputy Minister Nikos Tachiaos, he was briefed by representatives of “Olympia Odos” about the technical features of the project.

The new Olympia Odos now connects Patras to Pyrgos in just 45 minutes, and Athens to Pyrgos in 2 hours and 45 minutes—offering both safety and comfort.

According to the official announcement, the section from Kaminia to Pyrgos will open to drivers at noon on Friday, August 1st, 2025.

With the addition of this new section, Olympia Odos becomes the third-largest highway in Greece, stretching 277 kilometers in total. It directly links three regions—West Attica, the Peloponnese, and Western Greece—and indirectly affects two more: Epirus and the Ionian Islands.

The highway secures a vital connection between the Greek capital and Greece’s most important gateway to Europe, the Port of Patras, as well as the ports of Kyllini and Katakolo, and Araxos Airport.

This is a multimodal infrastructure project that energizes Western Greece and supports balanced regional development.

Importantly, the Patras–Pyrgos section is Greece’s first fully automated highway, operating exclusively with electronic tolls and automated payment machines.