During the next 4 months the toll fares are expected to increase even by 50% if theMeanwhile, the staff cuts are continuing in Olympia Odos who laid off 55 more workers the last days, increasing the number to 125 the last 3 months.
Despite the fact that lately the negotiation for the resetting of the contracts terms is peaking, causing internal turbulence and disagreement even within the ministry, the companies are pushing for the implementation of the new increases in tolls.
From the beginning of the year, Agean Motorway, which is constructing Maliakos-Kleidi has the opportunity to reconfigure the fares by 33% since the restoration of the Katerini-Kleidi road surface came before the end of 2010. The company maintains that the works were delivered 2,5 months prior to the contracted agreement of March 11 2011. Few days ago a new letter was sent to Egnatia Odos with which the consortium is asking permission to increase the fares otherwise it will have to claim the losses from the State.
A 20% raise in March and another 30% in June are programmed for the fares in Olympia Odos network that is constructing Korinthos-Patra but also in Ionia Odos from Antirrio to Giannena, which is also handling the Athens-Lamia motorway from Metamorfosi to Skarfia.
The ministry denies that such raises are possible at the same time that they are attempting to decrease the fares in the under construction network.
It’s worth noting that new “pinched” prices from 0,7 to 3,2 euros are implemented in Rio-Antirio bridge from today.
by Marianna Tzanne
source: PROTO THEMA
