A2 motorway (Greece)

A2 motorway shield
A2 motorway
Αυτοκινητόδρομος 2
Egnatia Odos
Εγνατία Οδός
Route of Egnatia Odos
Route information
Part of E90
Length670 km (420 mi)
Existed2009; 15 years ago (2009)–present
Major junctions
FromIgoumenitsa
ToKipoi
Location
CountryGreece
RegionsEpirus, Macedonia, Thrace
Highway system
  • Highways in Greece

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.

  1. ^ Deliso, Chris (27 September 2010). "Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos". BBC Travel. London: BBC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015 (FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099).
  3. ^ "The Construction of the Egnatia Motorway". Egnatia Odos, S.A. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.