Easter excursions are in the works to return

Easter excursions to Attica will return from Monday morning (6/5) due to increased traffic at the entrance to the Athens-Corinth National Highway.

In particular, vehicles go from Agioi Theodorou to Megara at low speeds, while minor delays are also noted. Tolls of Elefsina. On the contrary, the return works from the National Highway are going on without any problems Athens-Lamia.

According to the data, during Holy Week, from Attica About 700,000 vehicles remain, officials say “The Great Exodus” in the Covid Era.

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According to reports, there is a traffic jam from 6 am to 6 pm today They are back Attica 52,431 and esp 30,100 vehicles from Athens-Corinth and 22,331 From Athens-Lamia. Yesterday, Easter Sunday, 48,925 returned (25,970 vehicles from Athens-Corinth and 22,955 vehicles from Athens-Lamia).

Vehicular traffic is delayed Towards Thessaloniki. Initially, drivers are forced to leave the highway just before Katarini and go through the side roads, because there is a certain part of the PATHE on the border of the capital of the regional unity. Pyrea, It remains closed.

However, they also face suffering However, As work is being done on the height of the Axios Bridge. In particular, there is a traffic jam several hundred meters before the toll booth in the area, as vehicles are only carried by two lanes of traffic without tolls. Indeed, after a few meters the tolls end together, while the situation calms down around the height of the Salastra.

Excursions from Halkidiki return without problems, while on the national highway Kavala – Thessaloniki, slightly increased traffic is observed at the height of the Ascent Toll.

In Patras – Corinth After 17.00 there was heavy traffic especially of cars in Derweni engulfed in flamesNo injuries but only material damage.

Traffic is expected to increase over time, but the main volume of excursions is estimated He will be back tomorrow.