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| Αυτοκινητόδρομος 8 | |
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| Part of E94 and E65 | |
| Maintained by Olympia Odos S.A. | |
| Length | 135 mi (217 km) |
| History | 1962–1973: Constructed as National Road 8A 2008: Eleusis–Corinth section reassigned as A8 motorway Since 2008: Corinth–Rio section upgraded to dual carriageway standard and completed in 2017 |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Eleusis East |
Eleusis interchange: to Athens airportCorinth interchange:  to Kalamata | |
| West end | Rio interchange: to Ioannina and Patras |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Regions | Attica, Peloponnese, West Greece |
| Major cities | Eleusis, Corinth, Aigio |
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The A8 motorway, also known as the Athens–Patras motorway (Greek: Αυτοκινητόδρομος Αθήνα-Πάτρα),[1][2] is a toll motorway in southwestern Greece, which connects Athens with Patras via Corinth, spanning a total of 215 km (134 mi).
The motorway replaces Greek National Road 8A, which has been upgraded to modern motorway standards. The completion date was scheduled for 2014.[3] Since April 2017, the entire motorway from Eleusis to Patras is fully operational.[4]
- ^ Lialios, Giorgos (12 January 2016). "Αλλαξε η λίστα των αυτοκινητόδρομων" [The list of motorways has changed]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens: Kathimerini Publishing. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015 (FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099).
- ^ Ferron-Hugonnet, Estelle (2008-08-07). "VINCI Has Completed the Financing of the Athens-Tsakona Motorway Concession, the Largest Ever Won by the Company Outside France". Business Wire. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ Olympia Odos, the motorway from Eleusis to Patras, in operation, on ypodomes.gr