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Greece transport disruptions July‑August 2026

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Road‑maintenance crews continued kept intensive work across Greece throughout through late July, extending lane closures on the Thessaloniki‑Nea Moudania and Thessaloniki‑Serres corridors, the K16–K5 stretch and the 27th and 28th Provincial Roads. Night‑time lane‑narrowing persisted on the Athens‑Lamia route and on the Kifisos highway at Motorway continued, with the Lycobrysi interchange, where three lanes per direction collapse to a single right‑hand lane closed nightly from 22:00‑06:00, Monday‑Friday. The Police Directorate 23:00‑06:00 (3 June‑31 July) and a further five‑month phase of Pella prolonged temporary traffic measures lane‑shifts and night closures on the 15‑16 July and 3‑7 August. The Louda bridge (Giannitson‑Stavrou road) remained partially closed until 28 July; July, and the western half remains closed stayed shut to all vehicles traffic. Event‑related closures added to the disruption: the IG Posidonia Tour (30 May), Run Bike Care (6‑7 June), Stratoni Triathlon (6‑7 June), Special Olympics SNF NOSTOS RUN (23 June) and traffic operates the EKO Rally (25 June) imposed temporary bans on a single lane controlled by lights, with major Athens streets; a 10‑tonne weight limit. OASA’s summer programme (“Θερινό Ι”) runs from early July to early September, with reduced frequencies on metro, HSAP concert in Ioannina (21 June) and tram services a municipal concert in Thessaloniki (June 10‑12) also required road closures. The Attica traffic authority rolled out new monitoring cameras (5 June) and increased capacity to the airport, Piraeus port and coastal zones. Metro Line 3 kept its overnight track‑replacement work, closing Constitution, Evangelismos and Megaro Mousikis stations each night from 26 July. A new overnight closure was announced for Arta police extended Ionia Odos lane closures through 31 August. Thessaloniki’s flyover project generated a series of 48‑hour closures on the Eastern Inner Ring Road on (10, 12, 14, 25, 27, 28 June; 1‑2 August 2026 to allow flyover construction August) and debris removal. The closure applied to both directions from 23:00 to 05:00, diverting traffic bound for Kavala/Katerini via Prasakaki street, traffic an extra €64.3 million compensation, pushing the completion deadline to Chalkidiki and May 2027. The Thessaloniki Metro resumed service on 20 June, while night‑time restrictions on the airport via Foka street, regional road continued. A ferry‑crew strike (2‑8 July) threatened Rafina sailings, and heavy‑vehicle traffic onto a five‑month resurfacing programme on the Monastiriou‑Egnatia‑Karamanlis axis. Police monitored detours, enforced speed limits Athens‑Thessaloniki highway (14‑16 July; 3‑7 August) added further lane‑narrowing. Water‑main works on Rhodes (9‑11 June) and directed traffic according to temporary signage. Additional night‑time restrictions were the Amfilochia‑Lefkada national road (26 June‑18 August) imposed on additional lane reductions and speed limits. Overall, the western segment summer saw a dense overlay of the Ring Road between K10 maintenance, event‑driven closures and K9 from 31 July to 1 August, with detours via Stagiri, Grigoriou Lambraki infrastructure upgrades that strained road, rail and Diagoras streets. ferry networks across Greece.

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  1. 2026-08-03 09:17 UTC Greece transport disruptions July‑August 2026
  2. 2026-07-31 20:54 UTC Greece transport disruptions July‑August 2026
  3. 2026-07-28 19:51 UTC Greece transport disruptions July‑August 2026
  4. 2026-07-26 09:05 UTC Greece transport disruptions July 2026

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