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18 Transport Urban transport 1. Athens Metro Attiko Metro The core section of new Line 4 servicing the most densely populated Yes (Athens Call for tender 1.10 0.25 1. Hire & pay freeze imposed on Attiko
Line 4 – Core S.A. areas in Athens. Section 12 km long with 14 stations from Veikou to Metro Regulatory 12/14. Preliminary Metro SA due to the crisis constrains
line Goudi. Plan) studies completed. available resources necessary for new
Final studies projects; staff left the company to work
abroad due to lack of incentives
underway. 2. Insufficient funding for the full line
Construction 2016 imposes the division of the project in
Commissioning phases thus increasing costs
2022 SOLUTIONS:
a. Change law to allow the company to
contract staff for limited duration on
market rates and in accordance with
project needs
b. Provide EU Technical Assistance to
leverage existing resources
c. Confirm EU funding for core line
before end of 2014
d. Secure additional funding for the full
line (see below phases)
19 Transport Urban transport 2. Athens Metro Attiko Metro Extension of Line 4 to Maroussi (NorthEast of Athens). Section 9 km Yes (Athens Geotechnical and 0.90 0.15 1. No EU grant available despite
Line 4 – S.A. long with 8 stations and possible interconnection to lines 1, 3, and Metro Regulatory Topographical project's high socio-economic returns
Extension to suburban rail system (Proastiakos). Line alleviates heavily congested Plan) Studies in place. 2. EU funding precondition for
implementation of the project
Maroussi (Phase road traffic on the Kifissia avenue business axis and district Option analysis, 3. Phasing of line due to insufficient
B) preliminary, final funding
studies and 4. Not enough capacity in Attiko Metro
designs due in SA to develop and fully design the
2015. Call for extension due to hire & pay constrains
tender summer (see above)
2015. SOLUTIONS:
Construction 2017. a. Secure EU funding up to 90% of
Commissioning investment costs through EU loans in
Juncker package
2023/24. b. Change law to allow the company to
contract staff for limited duration on
market rates and in accordance with
project needs
c. Provide EU Technical Assistance
support to leverage existing resources
d. Carry new option analysis to seek
cost reductions
e. Tender project before summer 2015
to enable tendering consortia to take
the project into account in their
financial offers for the core line.

20 Transport Urban transport 3. Athens Metro Attiko Metro Extension of Line 4 to Ilion (Northwest of Athens). Section 4 km long Yes (Athens Topographical 0.50 0.03 1. No EU grant available for the
Line 4 – S.A. with 3/4 new stations, servicing densely populated areas. Metro Regulatory Studies are Northeast extension despite
Extension to Plan) underway and project's high socio-economic
Ilion (Phase C) tender in progress returns
for geotechnical 2. Lack of overall financing for the
designs. Option full line is putting the project on
analysis, hold.
preliminary and SOLUTIONS:
final studies and Secure EU funding up to 90% of
designs on hold. investment costs through EU loans
Call for tender in Juncker package
envisaged in 2016.
Construction in
2018
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