Motorway 8 (Greece)

A8 motorway shield
A8 motorway
Αυτοκινητόδρομος 8
Route information
Part of E94 and E65
Maintained by Olympia Odos S.A.
Length135 mi (217 km)
History1962–1973: Constructed as National Road 8A
2008: Eleusis–Corinth section reassigned as A8 motorway
Since 2008: Corinth–Rio section upgraded to dual carriageway standard and completed in 2017
Major junctions
East endEleusis East
Major intersectionsEleusis interchange:
to Athens airport
Corinth interchange:
to Kalamata
West endRio interchange:
to Ioannina and Patras
Location
CountryGreece
RegionsAttica, Peloponnese, West Greece
Major citiesEleusis, Corinth, Aigio
Highway system
  • Highways in Greece

The Greek Motorway 8 (Greek: Αυτοκινητόδρομος 8), is a motorway in Greece. Part of the Olympia Odos network, the motorway connects Athens with Patras in southwestern Greece, spanning a total of 215 km (134 mi).

The motorway replaces Greek National Road 8A, which has been upgraded to modern motorway standards. The completion date was scheduled for 2014.[1] Since April 2017, the entire motorway from Eleusis to Patras is fully operational.[2]

  1. ^ Ferron-Hugonnet, Estelle (2008-08-07). "VINCI Has Completed the Financing of the Athens-Tsakona Motorway Concession, the Largest Ever Won by the Company Outside France". Business Wire. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  2. ^ Olympia Odos, the motorway from Eleusis to Patras, in operation, on ypodomes.gr

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