Driskos Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ioannina, Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°39′24.9″N 20°57′38.0″E / 39.656917°N 20.960556°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Route | |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1999 |
| Opened | 18 June 2008 |
| Operator | Egnatia Odos S.A. |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Character | Twin-tube motorway tunnel |
| Technical | |
| Length | 4,570 m (4.57 km) |
| No. of lanes | 2x2 |
The Driskos Tunnel (Greek: Σήραγγα Δρίσκου) is a 4,570 metres (4.57 km) long twin-tunnel on the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos highway) in northern Greece.[1] Tunnel construction started in 1999 and finished in 2004. The two parallel tunnels were dug using the drill and blast method and designed for a 120 year life.[2] The construction faced challenges, as it was built passing under the Mitsikeli mountain, containing sandstone.
It is the longest road tunnel of the whole A2 and it was the longest in Greece, until the 6 kilometres long T2 Tunnel of the A1 motorway completed in 2017.
References
- ^ "Driskos Tunnel (Ioannina, 2004)". Structurae. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Connor Langford, J.; Vlachopoulos, N.; Diederichs, M. S. (2016-04-01). "Revisiting support optimization at the Driskos tunnel using a quantitative risk approach". Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 8 (2): 147–163. doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2015.11.003. ISSN 1674-7755.