A2 motorway | |
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Αυτοκινητόδρομος 2 | |
Egnatia Odos Εγνατία Οδός | |
Route information | |
Part of E90 | |
Length | 670 km (420 mi) |
Existed | 2009 | –present
Major junctions | |
From | Igoumenitsa |
To | Kipoi |
Location | |
Country | Greece |
Regions | Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace |
Highway system | |
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The A2 motorway, also known as the Egnatia Odos (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός),[1][2] is a tolled controlled-access highway in northern Greece that runs from the western port of Igoumenitsa to the eastern Greek–Turkish border at Kipoi. The entire route is part of the Greek section of the E90 road, which runs from Lisbon, Portugal in the west, and Zakho, Iraq in the east.
The A2 motorway runs a total of 670 km (420 mi). The megaproject began in 1994 and was completed in 2009 at a cost of €5.93 billion ($8.27 billion);[3] it was managed by the state-owned company Egnatia Odos, S.A.