A90 motorway (Greece)

Highway 90, once completed, will cross North Crete, starting at Kissamos and ending at Sitia, following exactly the route of National Road 90. Cities Motorway 90 passes near Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos. Airports Motorway 90 connects to the following airports: Chania, Heraklion and Sitia and will also connect to the new Heraklion airport at Kasteli. Marine Ports Motorway 90 connects to marine ports Kavonisi, Kissamos, Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos and Sitia == History ==

In the 1990s, National Road 90, built in the late 1960s, experienced traffic congestion. The road began to be rebuilt into a four-lane highway with a median strip. The first section was 16 kilometers in length. ΕΥΔΕ BOAK (Ειδική Υπηρεσία Δημοσίων Έργων ΒΟΑΚ - Special State Works Service VOAK), was to manage the design and construction of Greek State Works. Median strips had dramatically reduced accidents. In the section from Linoperama to Giofyros, 1999-2001 deaths number 23, declining in the 2002-2005 period to 2. Reconstruction of part the road began in 2024. The Heraklion - Chania sector was contracted as a 35 year concession in 2025. == Safety ==

Traffic accidents often occur on the road. Although it is partly due to the human factor, the road has • High traffic load • is constructed to obsolete specifications • inadequate maintenance. == Images ==

File:A90 Greece construction history (Greek - 2014).jpg|Construction history File:2701 voak.jpg|Amnissos File:ΒΟΑΚ στον Ταυρωνίτη 4569.jpg|Tavronitis File:Kreta - Europastraße75 1.jpg|Viaduct and tunnel in Stalida File:Tunel na drodze E75 do Heraklionu - panoramio.jpg|Vrahasi tunnel == References ==