A71 motorway (Greece)
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| Αυτοκινητόδρομος 71 | |
A71 in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Megalopoli |
| A7 (Moreas) | |
| South end | Sparti |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Regions | Peloponnese |
| Major cities | Megalopoli, Sparti |
| Highway system | |
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The A71 motorway, also known as the Lefktro–Sparti branch (Greek: Κλάδος Λεύκτρο–Σπάρτη),[1] is a branch of the A7 motorway from Lefktro near Megalopoli, connecting it with Sparti. The motorway was opened on April 18, 2016.[2] It is a toll road.
Operation and maintenance
Moreas S.A. (Greek: Μορέας Α.Ε) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of both the A7 and A71 motorways, which are sometimes known collectively as the Moreas Motorway (Αυτοκινητόδρομος Μωρέας).[3] The company was founded in Nestani on 22 December 2006, and is a consortium of Ellaktor as the majority shareholder (71.67%), AVAX (15%), and Intrakat (13.33%).[4]
Moreas S.A. operates the A7 and A71 under a 30-year public–private partnership agreement with the Greek government, from 3 March 2008 to 3 March 2038.[3]
Interchanges
The exits of the A71 motorway:[5]
| Regional unit | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Arcadia | 14 | Lefktro |  to Kalamata, Tripoli
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| 15 | Longanikos | | ||
| Laconia | 16 | Pellana | | |
| 17 | Sparti |  , to Sparti, Gytheioto Monemvasia |
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References
- ^ "The project and its construction". Moreas S.A. Nestani. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Motorway Lefktro – Sparta has been opened for traffic Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, on ypodomes.gr
- ^ a b Almunia, Joaquín (27 October 2014). "State aid SA.39224 (2014/N) - Greece" (PDF). Directorate-General for Competition. Brussels: European Commission. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "The company". Moreas S.A. (in Greek). Nestani. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Motorways-Exits
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