Motorway 27 (Greece)

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A27 motorway shield
A27 motorway
Αυτοκινητόδρομος 27
Route information
Length78.5 km (48.8 mi)
Major junctions
North endNorth Macedonia border
South endKozani
Location
CountryGreece
RegionsWest Macedonia
Major citiesKozani, Ptolemaida, Florina
Highway system
  • Highways in Greece

Motorway 27 (A27) is a branch of the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos) at Kozani, which leads towards Ptolemaida and from there to Florina and the Niki border crossing with North Macedonia. It is part of the European route E65.

Within 2012 tenders were announced for the construction of the 14,5 km section from Florina up to the border crossing with North Macedonia as a motorway.[1] Construction started in 2013 and finished in December 2015. The northern part from Florina to Niki was opened to traffic on 20 May 2016. The section from Ptolemaida to Florina is operational as an expressway (GR-3) and is planned to be upgraded to a motorway sometime until 2025.

Entering A27, near the town of Kozani, heading north
A27 exit to Motorway 2 (towards the west) at the Kozani Ι/C (south end of A27), in winter 2018-19
A27 exit to Motorway 2 (towards the east) at the Kozani Ι/C (south end of A27), in winter 2018-19

Exit list[edit]

Notes
      Under construction
      Planned
Regional unit Exit Name Destinations Notes/Also as
Florina Niki border crossing (North Macedonia) E65
 North Macedonia
Northern terminus of the A27
Kato Kleines-Ano Kalliniki
Florina GR-2 E86 GR-3
Vevi North GR-2 E86 GR-3
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Vevi South GR-2 E86 GR-3
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Xino Nero
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Amyntaio
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Vegoritida GR-2 E86 to Edessa
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Filotas
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Kozani Perdikkas
Expressway/Upgrade planned E65
Ptolemaida North
Ptolemaida South GR-3
Pontokomi GR-3
Kozani Interchange A2 E90 to Ioannina, Thessaloniki
GR-3 E65 to Larissa
Southern terminus of A27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EGNATIA MOTORWAY S.A." www.egnatia.gr. Retrieved 2017-07-18.