A52 motorway (Greece)

A52 motorway shield
A52 motorway
Αυτοκινητόδρομος 52
Route information
Length48 km (30 mi)
Major junctions
West endAktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel
East endA5 motorway (Ionia Odos)
Location
CountryGreece
RegionsWest Greece
Highway system
  • Highways in Greece

The A52 motorway, also known as the Amvrakia Odos (Greek: Αμβρακία Οδός),[1] is a branch of the A5 Ionia Odos motorway in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The A52 is an important motorway for the tourist region of the Ambracian Gulf. Its construction should have been finished until 2012, however the crisis in the country delayed its completion. The Motorway connects the Airport of Aktio the Island of Lefkada and the A5 motorway. The construction started In July 2009. It will be 48,5 km long and it will have 4 lanes (2+2) with hard shoulder and median, but without emergency lane. As of 2022, the two separate sections (Vonitsa - Aktio with a length of 15 km and Ionia Odos motorway - Loutraki with a length of 17 km) are operational, having been opened to traffic in 2019 and 2022 respectively.[2] [3] The other two sections were finished in January 2024.

  1. ^ "Western Greece's new Amvrakia Odos motorway will be completed in early 2024". Ypodomes.com. 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Αμβρακία Οδός: Στην κυκλοφορία το τμήμα Άκτιο-Βόνιτσα - ypodomes.com". www.ypodomes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30.
  3. ^ "Άκτιο-Αμβρακία: Στην κυκλοφορία η Παράκαμψη Αμφιλοχίας – Κατά 20 λεπτά πιο σύντομη η διαδρομή - ypodomes.com". www.ypodomes.com.