The Mitsotakis government on Wednesday continued showcase “brick and mortar” projects in what it hopes will be a coming and robust post-pandemic recovery period, with the relevant minister announcing a new nine-kilometer highway connecting the airport on Rhodes to the island’s capital.
The 40-million-euro project was announced on the popular holiday isle by Infrastructure & Transports Minister Costas A. Karamanlis, who was on hand for the inauguration of a new overpass on another stretch of roadway on Rhodes.
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