Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road Explained

Country:GRC
Type:EO
Route:111
Map:Ring road thessaloniki map.jpg
Length Km:31
Established:1970s
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Lahanagora
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Kalamaria
Regions:Central Macedonia
Cities:Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road
Translation:Εσωτερική Περιφερειακή Οδός Θεσσαλονίκης

The Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εσωτερική Περιφερειακή οδός Θεσσαλονίκης) is a dual carriageway ring road encircling most of the Thessaloniki Urban Area in Central Macedonia, Greece. Planned in 1975 and put into service in the 1990s, it consists of the Western Ring section (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δυτική Περιφερειακή), and of the main Inner Ring section (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εσωτερική Περιφερειακή). With three lanes per direction it carries over 120.000 cars per day, making it one of the country's most busy highway sections.

Course

The Western Ring section starts at a coastal spur highway, the Thessaloniki New Western Entrance (signposted as part of the A2 motorway). Passing by the municipalities Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, Kordelio-Evosmos and Pavlos Melas it joins the A24 motorway (PromachonasNea Moudania) near Efkarpia. The Western Ring section has been recently upgraded to full Motorway standard in its biggest part with five new intersections have been built.[1] [2]

The A24 motorway forms the 21 km main section of the Inner Ring. Following the outline of the city's eastern periphery, it separates the city from the forests of Kedrinos Lofos (Cedar Hill) known as "Seich Sou" (Sheikh's water). When the road was planned in the 1970s, this fact drew massive protests by what would become the country's pioneer environmentalist movement, the Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki.

In southern Thessaloniki, A123 motorway forms a short extension of the Thessaloniki Inner Ring connecting it with National Road 16 and the Thessaloniki Airport.

Exit list

scope=col Regional unitscope=col Part ofscope=col Exitscope=col Namescope=col Destinationsscope=col Notes
ThessalonikiK16Kalochori interchange New Western Entrance
K17
23 July 1974 St., Ano Kordelio
Ano Kordelio
Meandros St., Evosmos
Makriyannis St., Stavroupoli
K18, Stavroupoli
25 March St., Efkarpia
K5Efkarpiacont.
[3] K6Polichni
K7Kastra
K7AAgios Pavlos
K8Triandria
K9Ano Toumpa
K10Pylaia/Malakopi
K11Pylaia/Panorama
K12Kalamaria interchangecont.
[4] Poseidonos
Ethnikis Antistaseos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: el:Περιφερειακή Θεσσαλονίκης: Γκαζώνει η κατασκευή από Λαχαναγορά μέχρι Ευκαρπία. http://ypodomes.com/index.php/autokinitodromoi/astikoi/periferiaki-thessalonikis/item/23205-περιφερειακή-θεσσαλονίκης-γκαζώνει-η-κατασκευή-από-λαχαναγορά-μέχρι-ευκαρπία. 8 January 2014. 20 February 2015.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-24. Ολοκληρώνονται τα έργα στη Δυτική Περιφερειακή Θεσσαλονίκης, έρχεται το ΣΔΙΤ. 2020-06-04. Ypodomes.com. el.
  3. https://www.motorways-exits.com/europe/gr/a25.html Motorways-exits: A25
  4. https://www.motorways-exits.com/europe/gr/a123.html Motorways-exits: A123