Greece’s largest construction project underway

Work on the construction of the “orange line” of the Athens metro, which will serve hundreds of thousands of citizens, is in full swing.

Projects continue to implement Greece’s largest public project with a budget of 1.2 billion euros. This is the 4th line of the Athens metro, which will completely change the transport map of the city, bringing many areas of the capital out of isolation.

Both tunnel boring machines are now in Greece, with the first, Metropontika “Athina”, starting tens of meters from the Katehaki shaft.

According to the latest data from the metro management, archaeological work continues at the stations of Galatsi, Helikonos, Kypseli, Exarchia, Kesariani, Panepistimiou.

Network bypass continues at Alsos-Veikou station DEDDIE, EYDAP and Natural Gas. Work has begun on “bypassing” networks on Alexandras Avenue OTEEYDAP and Natural Gas.

Piling work is underway at Dikastiriya station, the completion rate reaches 28%, and at the same time the DEDDIE medium voltage substation is being built. At the northern entrance of Akademias station, the piles have already been driven, the completion rate around the central station trench is 10.71%.

At the same time, the DEDDIE medium voltage substation was built and a crane was installed for driving mine piles.

Site offices have also been installed, fencing has been moved on the east side of the main trench on Massalias Street, and a construction site has been formed on the northeast side of the trench to construct pilings for the main station.

At the Kolonaki station, this work, driving piles around the perimeter of the station trench, has been completed. Excavation work is also underway to install the foundation for the construction crane. As part of geostructural monitoring, a well was drilled to install a device (inclinometer) inside the construction site fence.

The construction of the first section (Alsos Veikou-Goudis) of Line 4, scheduled for completion in 2029, is a key project for Athens as it will serve 350,000 citizens through 15 modern stations and a 12.8 km two-line railway.

The stations will be: Alsos Veikou, Galatsi, Helikonos, Kypseli, Dikastiria, Alexandras, Exarchia, Akadimia, Kolonaki, Evangelizmos, Kaisariani, Panestimioupolis, Ilisia, Zografou and Goudi.

Section A of Metro Line 4 is designed to serve many densely populated areas of the city, as well as many important buildings and facilities such as hospitals, educational institutions, courts and large public buildings of organizations or ministries.

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