The president and CEO of Olympia Odos referred to the contribution of Patras-Pyrgos to the development of western Greece. Speaking at the 7th Delphi Economic Forum, Panagiotis Papanikolas noted that in the construction phase of the project in the next three years, 800 jobs will be created, the region’s GDP will increase by 6% and leverage will reach 2 billion. euros, while in the maintenance phase GDP will grow steadily by 2-3%.
Mr. Papanikolas noted that any innovations that have been implemented on the Athens-Patras road will also apply to Patras-Pyrgos, making special reference to the charging of drivers based on the kilometers they travel, a fact that he characterized as “of particular importance for the local community”. At the same time, he stated that the road will pass away from the cities, while at all junctions will be used led lamps that will be adjusted according to the brightness.
When asked by the journalist, Marianna Mitropoulou, from the PATRIS newspaper and the patrisnews website about the construction cost of the project due to the recent price increases, he replied that “since it was costed at 300 million euros, there has been a large increase in electricity and fuel “, citing as an example the tripling of the price for asphalt and expressing the hope for normalization of prices next year.
The absorption of European funds in cooperation with the chambers and the region of western Greece, so that the NSRF ’21 -’27 is absorbed where it should be, set as a goal the president of the Olympia Forum, Lefteris Varouxis. Mr. Varouxis described the Recovery Fund as a unique opportunity and a great bet on the railway, expressing the hope that it will reach Patras, Ilia, and possibly Kalamata in the future. At the same time, he referred to the development of tourism that can be done with the completion of the projects in the four ports, Astakos, Patras, Kyllini and Katakolo, while, as he said, Araxos airport can become a gateway for visitors directly from abroad.
Annual world conference -in combination with the touch of flame- on issues of the Olympic movement and the concerns of the protagonists of the Olympic Games, was announced by Alexandra Palli, a member of the International Olympic Academy, which is based in Ancient Olympia. He also referred to the vision of the Academy to have 17 Olympians as ambassadors, while at the same time emphasis is given to the digitization of information.
Finally, the rector, Christos Bouras, focused on the extroverted character of the University of Patras, noting that from September joint degrees will be given with a corresponding Chinese higher institution, while a foreign language program in Medicine will be announced soon. He pointed out that this is the only university in our country that is a shareholder in a listed company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Source: Capital
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