Geraneia Tunnel
Appearance
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Overview | |
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Location | West Attica, Greece |
Coordinates | 37°58′23.9″N 23°18′01.4″E / 37.973306°N 23.300389°E |
Status | Operational |
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Operation | |
Work begun | 1999 |
Opened | July 2004 |
Operator | Olympia Odos S.A. |
Traffic | automotive |
Character | Single-tube motorway tunnel |
Technical | |
Length | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
No. of lanes | 3 |
The Monkey Tunnel (Greek: Σήραγγα Γεράνεια) is a tunnel on the Athens-Corinth section of the Olympia Odos motorway. Works began in 1999 as part of the construction of the Kakia Skala pass, one of the most dangerous road parts in Greece, with motorway standards. It was one of the first tunnels of the motorway. It was opened to traffic in July 2004,[1] along with the rest of the monkey, in time for the Athens Olympics.
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