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Replacing the old provincial Patras-Pyrgos road with a modern closed motorway has been priority for successive governments and local administrations, yet delays have plagued the project for decades

The motion was filed earlier this month by three local citizens’ and environmental groups and generated a high court decision for a temporary stay in construction

Athens to Karditsa drive time is expected to drop to two and a half hours (under normal conditions), and some three hours from Athens to Trikala