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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-04-05
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[01] Tempi section open
[01] Tempi section open
The Tempi section of the country's main north-south highway, which has
been closed since mid-December following a massive landslide, reopened
at noon on Thursday to Easter holidaymakers, and will reclose for
completion of repairs after the holiday. Cars passing through Tempi
will not able to stop or park and all parking areas are closed.
Tempi has been closed to traffic since December 17, 2009 following a
landslide that claimed the life of an Italian engineer, who was project
director of a tunnel being constructed at the site, while arriving to
inspect damage caused by falling rocks, opened temporarily to
facilitate the Easter holidaymakers.
The Tempi intersection will remain in operation until the Sunday after
Easter (April 11).
Infrastructures, Transports and Networks minister Dimitris Reppas on
Monday expressed satisfaction with the progress in the restoration
works, noting that it is a complex project that, according to the
relevant study, required interventions at 12 points.
Of those, he added, the nine interventions have been completed, while
the remaining three points do not present risk to motorists and their
completion requires material that the contractor carrying out the
project will take delivery of in 10-15 days.
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