“Green light” for the beginning of tender procedures and the subsequent implementation of the construction of a single bike path – walking path from Kallithea to Voula“switched on” today after the signing of the relevant cooperation agreement by Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis and TAIPED Authorized Advisor Panagiotis Stampoulides.

The project, which received funding as it is already included in the Greece 2.0 National Recovery and Resilience Plan with a budget of 24.7 million euros, will be auctioned by TAIPED and built in the Attica region.

According to the region’s announcement, the scope of the “Athenian Riviera – City Promenade” project concerns the first part of the “Athenian Riviera” and in particular the consolidation of the urban coastline of the Prefecture of Attica through a single network of walking and cycling paths that extend from the municipality of Kallithea to the town hall of the municipality of Vari-Voulas -Vouliagmenis, crossing six municipalities (Kallitheas, P. Faliros, Alimos, Hellinikon-Argyroupoli, Glyfadas, Varis-Voulas-Vouliagmenis). The estimated total length is 13.5 kilometers.

The Attica Region and TAIPED are embarking on a landmark waterfront renovation project at Attica.
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The goal of the project, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, is to create a modernized free public space dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists throughout the Attica Basin. The intervention aims to improve the urban environment by improving the quality of urban space and attracting new functions of economic activity, while at the same time having a positive impact on the natural environment of urban centers, creating new jobs and achieving significant energy savings, which will lead to an economy with low carbon emissions.

On the occasion of the signing of the agreement, in his statements, the regional governor of Attica, Yorgos Patulis, noted the following: “Today is a very important day for our Attica. We have signed a cooperation agreement with P. Stampoulidis, TAIPED Authorized Advisor, which lays the foundations for the implementation of a symbolic project on the Attica Riviera – the construction of a single network of pedestrian and bicycle paths that stretches from SEF to Vouliagmeni. The project, which will be auctioned by TAIPED with the executive body of the Attica region and with the participation of the Ministry of Energy and the Environment, the relevant municipalities, as well as ETAD, will contribute to the further modernization of the coastal front of our Attica. If we also add the Faliriko Ormos regeneration projects implemented in the region, the regeneration in Elliniko and other projects with a strong sign of development, then we can talk about a coastal front that is changing radically and signals our readiness to move on to the next day of development. and prosperity in the wider region. I want to especially thank Mr. Stampoulidis for signing the contract today, which is the result of hard work and constructive cooperation between the worthy leaders of the region and TAIPED. I also want to thank every one of our employees, our legal department, and all those who have contributed to getting us to where we are today, which marks the start of a flagship project that has received funding as part of the National Recovery Plan. and Resilience “Greece 2.0″ and we will all contribute to its completion at a fast pace and with modern specifications. We are moving forward.”

For his part, TAIPED Commissioner Panagiotis Stampoulides said: “Through the contract we are signing today with the Attica region, we are laying the groundwork for the implementation of a symbolic project for the reconstruction of the coastal part of Attica. TAIPED, a member company of the Superfund, undertakes, in cooperation with the Attica region, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the municipalities of the region and ETAD, to carry out all the necessary actions for the maturation and sale of the only uninterrupted pedestrian street – a bicycle path that crosses most of the Athenian Riviera, from Kallithea to Vula. This project is part of the Greece 2.0 National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which will significantly improve the quality of life for residents and visitors to the city and contribute to the fight against climate change by promoting sustainable mobility.”