The Klokova Tunnel ( el, Σήραγγα Κλόκοβας) is a

tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...

on the Ionia Motorway, western

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. It is built in order for the new motorway to bypass the

Klokova Klokova ( el, Κλόκοβα, also known as ''Paliovouna'' (Παλιοβούνα)) is a mountain in the southeast of Aetolia-Acarnania, in western Greece. In classical antiquity, the mountain was known as ''Taphiassus'' (Ταφιασσός). Its h ...

mountain, which, until recently, was traversed by the narrow

Greek National Road 5 National Road 5 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 5, abbreviated as EO5) is a single carriageway road in western Greece. It connects Antirrio, at the north end of the Rio-Antirrio bridge, with Ioannina in northwestern Greece, passing through Agrinio a ...

. Works began in March 2015 and were completed with the opening of the tunnel on 12 April 2017.Ionia Odos: the section Klokova - Kefalovryso is opened on Holy Wednesday
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Aetolia-Acarnania Road tunnels in Greece Buildings and structures in Aetolia-Acarnania {{tunnel-stub