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Greek National Road 8a

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part of the route was upgraded to motorway standards; while between 1999 and 2006, further upgrades took place at the Kakia Skala pass, converting a rather narrow and hazardous section of motorway into a state-of-the-art modern motorway, with 3 lanes per direction and a network of five tunnels and
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as the major route to the Peloponnese, and bypasses most towns. The National Road 8a has gradually been upgraded to a motorway, the
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The total length of the route was 215 km. The eastern section, between Eleusis and Corinth, was part of
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The total length of the EO8a was delivered gradually between 1962 and 1973, replacing the older
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the motorway passed through several tunnels. Its western end was the interchange with the
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pass) opened in late 1964, with motorway characteristics). The section Corinth
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UNECE document ECE/TRANS/SC.1/384 "Road Transport Infrastructure"; 14 March 2008
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was the next to follow in 1969, as a 14m width undivided road (except for the
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The EO8a started east of Eleusis, where it branched off the old EO8 as a
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several bridges. Between 1997 and 2015, the expanded section ended near
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Highway of Greece connecting the cities of Athens, Corinth and Patras
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bypass, which opened in 1973 also with motorway characteristics).
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Olympia Odos, the motorway from Eleusis to Patras, in operation
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file, official E route list starting at p. 14)
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Index

National Road 8a shield
E94
E65
A8 motorway
Athens
Rio
Greece
Attica
Peloponnese
West Greece
Athens
Corinth
Aigio
Patras
Motorways
National Roads

Greek
toll road
Attica
Peloponnese
West Greece
Athens
Corinth
Patras
National Road 8
A8
limited-access
dual carriageway
Megara

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