The return of his excursions began on Monday morning (6/5) with problems and delays Easter from the region to Attica.
Shortly after 11.30 in the evening, the movement of vehicles on the National Highway Athens-Corinth was particularly increased, while a better picture was presented by the movement of vehicles in Athens-Lamia.
In particular, the traffic in Athens-Corinth started after the Isthmias, with the vehicles periodically stopping in Agios Theodorou, Kineta and Megara.
Delays occurred early in the evening and on the Athens-Lamia highway shortly before Malakasa and from Kapandriti to the Afidna toll road, however, vehicle traffic was normalized after 11.00 in the evening.
Shortly after 01:00 on Tuesday morning the map had “turned green”. However, today, Tuesday (7/5), the second wave of excursions is expected to return to Athens.
It is recalled that until 10:00 in the evening traffic was prohibited at the entrances to the national roads, for all trucks with a maximum permissible weight of more than 3.5 tons.
According to the data, during Holy Week, from Attica about 700,000 vehicles left, with the Authorities talking about the “bigger exit” in the post-Covid era.
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According to the data of the Traffic Police yesterday from 6 am to 6 pm they had return in Attica 52,431 specifically 30,100 vehicles from Athens-Corinth and 22,331 from Athens-Lamia. On Easter Sunday, 48,925 returned (25,970 vehicles from Athens-Corinth and 22,955 from Athens-Lamia).
The movement of vehicles was conducted with delays and towards Thessaloniki. Initially, drivers were forced to leave the highway just before Katerini and move through side roads, since this particular section of the PATHE on the borders of the capital of the Regional Unity Pieria, remains closed.
However, they also encountered difficulties in although, due to the works being carried out at the height of the Axios bridge. In particular, several hundred meters before the toll station in the area there was a traffic jam, since the passage of vehicles, although without a charge, was made only by two lanes of traffic. In fact, a few meters later, the tolls ended up becoming one, while the situation calmed down around the height of Chalastra.
The return of the excursionists from Halkidiki took place without any problems, while slightly increased traffic was observed on the Kavala – Thessaloniki National Road, at the height of the Ascent toll.
In Patras – Corinth in Derveni shortly after 17.00 the traffic was particularly high as cars engulfed in flameswith no injuries but only material damage.
The Traffic has implemented increased measures throughout the country’s road network, with the aim of the safe movement of citizens and the prevention of traffic accidents.
It is recalled that until 22:00 in the evening there was a ban on the movement of trucks with a maximum permissible weight of more than 3.5 tons in the entrance stream.
Increased traffic at the ports
At the same time, traffic also increased in the country’s ports.
Detailed departures and arrivals of ships on Easter Sunday:
PIRAEUS/JELEPI (DEPARTURES):
ROUTE: 8
EPIB: 4,206
PIRAEUS/JELEPI (ARRIVALS):
ITINERARY: 5
EPIB: 1,759
PIRAEUS/ARGOSARONIKOS (DEPARTURES):
ROUTE: 24
EPIB: 4,785
PIRAEUS/ARGOSARONIKOS (ARRIVALS):
ROUTE: 24
EPIB: 4,671
RAFINA (DEPARTURES):
ITINERARY: 2
EPIB: 335
RAFINA (ARRIVALS):
ROUTE: 02
EPIB:361
In addition, the scheduled ship arrivals for the ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina for today Monday are as follows:
PIRAEUS/JELEPI (ARRIVALS):
ROUTE: 16
PIRAEUS/ARGOSARONIKOS (ARRIVALS):
ROUTE: 19
LAURIO (ARRIVALS):
ROUTE: 09
RAFINA (ARRIVALS):
ROUTE: 10
ROUTE: 5 FROM MARMARI
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