Greece to start building new Athens metro line this summer-minister
22/06/2021 19:44
ATHENS, June 22 (Reuters) - A consortium of three
contractors will start building a new metro line in the Greek
capital at a cost of 1.2 billion euros ($1.43 billion) this
summer, the country's transport minister said on Tuesday.
The 13 kilometre-long expansion, which will be constructed
by J&P Avax AVAr.AT , Ghella and Alstom ALSO.PA , is expected
to be completed in eight years, Transport Minister Kostas
Karamanlis told at an event for the signing of the deal between
Greece and the contractors.
"The first construction sites will be set up in the summer,"
he added.
About a million people use the Athens metro for their daily
commuting and the new line, which will be financed by EU funds,
will serve another 340,000.
($1 = 0.8401 euros)
(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou
Editing by Alistair Bell)
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