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A90 motorway (Greece)

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In the widened sections around the cities of Chania, Rethymnon and Heraklion, the upgrading/widening of the road was aimed at addressing traffic loads and was based on the road plan of 1968. Speed limits do not exceed 90 km/h, with the exception of the Gournes-Hersonissos section, the only section of
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At the beginning of 2020, two possible scenarios were announced for the financing of the road. The first scenario concerns the government receiving revenue from another concession. The problem is that creditors need approval because part of that money goes to public debt service. In the second
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The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure plans the complete upgrade of the road to a four-lane highway. The project has to be done in two phases: Chania-Agios Nikolaos and Kissamos-Chania and Agios Nikolaos-Sitia.
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In the 1990s, National Road 90, built in the late 1960s, experienced traffic congestion. The road began to be rebuilt into a four-lane highway with a
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from the late 60's. Construction began in the 1990s, but to date, sections were turned into a 22 m long four-lane highway and for the most part is a
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Highway 90, once completed, will cross North Crete, starting at Kissamos and ending at Sitia, following exactly the route of National Road 90.
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section in Heraklion where a viaduct was built in the Aposelemi Gorge bypassing the former road route). Highway 90 replaced the
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scenario, central bank refunds can be used to finance the project, which is being considered at the highest government level.
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Motorway 90 connects to marine ports Kavonisi, Kissamos, Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos and Sitia
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Reconstruction of the road will begin after 2022 with completion of the entire motorway scheduled for 2028.
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Traffic accidents often occur on the road. Although it is partly due to the human factor, the road has
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By 2019 only 51 km were upgraded to 4 lane highway with emergency lane and medial strip, 9 km around
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The A90 currently has three sections of motorway, where it bypasses the cities of
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Highway 90 follows the route of the new Highway 90, (except for the Gournes-
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that form the northern backbone of the national highway network in
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and will also connect to the new Heraklion airport at
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The A90 also forms part of the 293: 281: 269: 257: 245: 127:Motorway 90 passes near Chania, 193:and 35 km in the prefecture of 950:Thessaloniki Ring Road (EO111) 1: 288:Viaduct and tunnel in Stalida 955:EO111 (antebellum numbering) 580:National Road sign in Greece 41:Βόρειος Οδικός Άξονας Κρήτης 33:Northern Road Axis of Crete 991: 45: 40: 234:inadequate maintenance. 197:, from Linoperamata to 581: 467: 466:Highway sign in Greece 24: 579: 465: 22: 16:Road in Crete, Greece 252:Construction history 55:limited-access roads 31:, also known as the 975:Motorways in Greece 96:for the remainder. 49:), is a mixture of 582: 468: 331:on 9 December 2018 25: 962: 961: 228:High traffic load 90:European E65 road 982: 578: 464: 443: 436: 429: 420: 413: 408: 402: 401: 399: 398: 383: 377: 376: 374: 366: 353: 347: 341: 340: 338: 336: 316: 297: 285: 273: 261: 249: 131:, Heraklion and 48: 47: 42: 990: 989: 985: 984: 983: 981: 980: 979: 965: 964: 963: 958: 566: 452: 447: 417: 416: 409: 405: 396: 394: 385: 384: 380: 372: 368: 367: 356: 348: 344: 334: 332: 318: 317: 313: 308: 301: 298: 289: 286: 277: 274: 265: 262: 253: 250: 241: 222: 173: 165: 141: 125: 117: 17: 12: 11: 5: 988: 986: 978: 977: 967: 966: 960: 959: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 574: 572: 571:National Roads 568: 567: 565: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 460: 458: 454: 453: 448: 446: 445: 438: 431: 423: 415: 414: 403: 378: 354: 342: 310: 309: 307: 304: 303: 302: 300:Vrahasi tunnel 299: 292: 290: 287: 280: 278: 275: 268: 266: 263: 256: 254: 251: 244: 240: 237: 236: 235: 232: 229: 221: 218: 189:, 7 km around 172: 169: 164: 161: 140: 137: 133:Agios Nikolaos 124: 121: 116: 113: 69:and ending in 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 987: 976: 973: 972: 970: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 573: 569: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 469: 459: 455: 451: 444: 439: 437: 432: 430: 425: 424: 421: 412: 407: 404: 392: 388: 382: 379: 371: 365: 363: 361: 359: 355: 351: 346: 343: 330: 326: 322: 315: 312: 305: 296: 291: 284: 279: 272: 267: 260: 255: 248: 243: 238: 233: 230: 227: 226: 225: 219: 217: 214: 210: 206: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 183: 180: 178: 170: 168: 162: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 138: 136: 134: 130: 122: 120: 114: 112: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 38: 34: 30: 21: 561: 406: 395:. 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Greek
motorway
limited-access roads
Crete
Greece
Kissamos
Sitia
Chania
Rethymno
Heraklion
European E65 road
E75 road
Hersonissos
old Highway
trunk road
Rethymno
Agios Nikolaos
Chania
Heraklion
Sitia
Kasteli
median strip
Chania
Rethymnon
Heraklion
Hersonissos
Construction history
Amnissos
Tavronitis

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