The T2 Tunnel ( el, Σήραγγα Τ2), officially Marinos Antypas–Rigas Feraios Tunnel ( el, Σήραγγα Μαρίνου Αντύπα–Ρήγα Φεραίου) is a highway
twin tunnel on the
A1 motorway
A1, A-1, A01 or A.1. may refer to:
Education
* A1, the Basic Language Certificate of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
* Language A1, the former name for "Language A: literature", one of the IB Group 1 subjects
* A1, a ...
in
Greece. It is the longest road tunnel in South-east Europe. It was built for the motorway to bypass the
Vale of Tempe, which was traversed by the very narrow and dangerous
Greek National Road 1
Greek National Road 1 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 1, abbreviated as EO1) is the old single carriageway road connecting Athens with Thessaloniki and Evzonoi, the border crossing between Greece and North Macedonia. For most of its length, it has b ...
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Construction of the T2 Tunnel began in August 2008, along with a section of the motorway, but both projects were slowed in 2010–11 by the country's economic crisis. Construction resumed in 2014 and was completed in April 2017, along with the Evangelismos-
Skotina section of the motorway.
See also
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A1 motorway (Greece)
Motorway 1 (code: A1, also known as Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzonoi (A.TH.E.) Motorway, and previously as Patras-Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzonoi (P.A.TH.E.) Motorway the 2nd longest motorway in Greece with a length of 550 km. It is the principal no ...
References
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Road tunnels in Greece
Tunnels completed in 2017