The progress of the works for the completion of the Kalamaria Metro extension in February 2026 was confirmed by the working meeting of the political leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Deputy Minister of Macedonia and Thrace, with the management of Hellenic Metro S.A. and Egnatia Odos S.A., which took place at the Ministry today, Friday.

It was also announced that the concession of Egnatia Odos S.A., for which there is already a contractor, will also proceed by the end of 2025.

In his statements after the end of the meetings, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas thanked the Deputy Minister of Macedonia – Thrace, Konstantinos P. Gioulekas for the excellent cooperation, as he said, expressing confidence that it will continue.

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Nikos Tachias said, for his part, that “there is a clear difference between the situation we faced before the delivery of the Metro and the one we are experiencing today. Up until the start of operations on 30 November, the dominant question was when the sheet metal would be removed from the city – indeed, many even questioned the completion of the project. Now, it is common belief that, like the main project, the extension to Kalamaria will become a reality. People are eager to use it and integrate it into their daily lives. For our part, at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, we are working ceaselessly in this direction, with absolute commitment to the goal of completing the extension by February 28, 2026.”

For his part, Deputy Minister of Macedonia and Thrace Konstantinos Gioulekas noted that today’s meeting shows the Government’s practical interest in Thessaloniki’s infrastructure projects.

The meeting with the management of Hellenic Metro was attended by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Transport Costas Kyranakis (online), Deputy Minister of Interior (Macedonia and Thrace) Costas Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Nikos Tachias, the Secretaries General of Infrastructure and Transport, Dimitris Anagnopoulos and Despina Paliarouta, the President of Hellenic Metro Christos Karadimas, the CEO of Hellenic Metro Nikos Kouretas, the President and the CEO of OSEΘ Yannis Kalogeroudis and Yannis Toskas, the CEO of THEMA Carlo Bianco and the Coordinator of the Prime Minister’s Office in Thessaloniki Yannis Papageorgiou.

The second meeting with the management of Egnatia Odos was attended by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Interior (Macedonia and Thrace) Kostas Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Nikos Tachiasos, Secretary General of Infrastructure Dimitris Anagnopoulos, President of Egnatia Odos A.E. George Konstantopoulos, the CEO of Egnatia Odos S.A. Konstantinos Koutsoukos, the President of Planet S.A. Christos Giannakopoulos, the Technical Director of Planet S.A. George Michailoglou and the Coordinators of the Prime Minister’s Office in Thessaloniki Elena Sokou and Yannis Papageorgiou.