The progress of work to complete the extension of Measure to Squid, February 2026, The meeting of the political leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Deputy Minister of Macedonia – Thrace, confirmed the work of the political leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. and Egnatia Road SA, held at YMAT, today, Friday, May 23, 2025.
It also became known that by the end of the 2025 will also proceed with the concession of Egnatia Odos SA, for which there is already a contractor.
In his statements, after the end of the meetings, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas He thanked the Deputy Minister of Macedonia – Thrace, Constantine P. Giouleka for the excellent, as he said, cooperation, expressing confidence that it will continue.
“The leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – with Undersecretary Nikos Tahaiaos, the two Secretaries -General, Dimitris Anagnopoulos and Despina Paliarouta, and online the Deputy Minister of Transport, Konstantinos Kyranakis – as well as our city and the city. Road. These are meetings that will be held at regular intervals to ensure completing the goals and timetables within the limits we have set“, Mr. Dimas noted.
The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Nikos Tahaios, He said that “there is a clear difference between the situation we faced before the subway delivery and the one we are experiencing today. Until the start of its operation on November 30, the dominant question was when the sheets would be removed from the city – many even questioned the completion of the project. It is now a common belief that, like the basic work, the expansion to Kalamaria will become a reality. People are looking forward to using it and integrating it into their daily lives. For our part, at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, we are constantly working in this direction, with complete commitment to the goal of completing the expansion until 28 February 2026. “
On the side of The Deputy Minister of Macedonia – Thrace Konstantinos Gioulekas He pointed out that today’s meeting shows the government’s practical interest in Thessaloniki’s infrastructure projects. As he pointed out: “Today’s meetings were important to see how the timetables were moving” and added that Minister Christos Dimas and Deputy Minister Nikos Tahaios are coming to Thessaloniki for the fourth time lately to monitor the projects.
The meeting with the administration of the Hellenic Metro was attended by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas, the Deputy Minister of Transport Costas Kiranakis (online), the Deputy Minister of the Interior (Macedonia and Thrace), Kostas Gioulekas Paliarouta, the President of the Hellenic Metro Christos Karadimas, the Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Metro Nikos Kouretas, the President and CEO of OSET Yiannis Kalogeroudis and Yiannis Toskas, the CEO
The second meeting with the Administration of Egnatia Road was attended by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Interior (Macedonia and Thrace) Costas Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Nikos Tachiaos, Secretary General of Infrastructure. George Constantopoulos, the CEO of Egnatia Odos SA Konstantinos Koutsoukos, Planet SA President Christos Giannakopoulos, Planet SA Technical Director George Michailoglou and the coordinators of the Prime Minister’s office in Thessaloniki Elena Sokou and Yiannis Papageorgiou.