Athens metro line 4 faces yet another delay

Athens’ metro enactment 4 faces further delays, with completion present pushed to 2032 astatine the earliest – and apt 2034, according to the operation consortium.

The contractor, a associated venture of AVAX, Ghella SpA, and Alstom Transport SA, is challenging a February 2026 determination by Elliniko Metro mounting the caller transportation day astatine September 2032, arguing the timeline is unachievable. The consortium primitively projected extending the declaration to February 2034.

Elliniko Metro has besides demanded the consortium instrumentality a €57.7 cardinal early-delivery bonus – 5% of the €1.15 cardinal declaration – paid successful precocious 2022. The curate of infrastructure has agreed to defer that repayment “for the clip being.”

Both sides trade blasted for delays, with Elliniko Metro accusing the contractor of artificially inflating operation timelines astatine 1 station by 21.5 months. The quality heads to arbitration – a process that historically favors contractors implicit the Greek state.