THESSALONIKI METRO: WANTED .. DIEXODOS

Measures to alleviate the shop located around the metro construction sites require strongly the productive organizations of Thessaloniki. The acceleration of the work is for all the requested absolute sovereign, and, thereafter, seek other damages, other removal of plates and others ... bikes and minibus!


According to the president of the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki, Michael Zorpidis, the cost of delay in the execution of the construction of the metro is heavy for the city. "The risk that the project be completed even in 2016, more than ten years from the commencement of the work in Thessaloniki condemns to degradation," says Mr. Zorpidis, who emphasizes that the acceleration of the work must be the first and absolute priority of the political leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure. Measures proposed by the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki is one of the better regulation of traffic in areas where sites have been developed, and the opening of more crossing points for access to the shops. "We propose to create a monitoring body, as and a special committee in each region, who will endeavor to stimulate the local market. Still, to have police around construction sites, and has seen an increase in crime, while asking and grooming sites, not to prevent the passage of pedestrians, "underlines the President of the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki. Bikes "No other construction delays Metro "is the message of the Commercial Club of Thessaloniki, by the vice president, Cosmas Kalogianni. He notes that the Association claims the exemption of companies located around the works by the payment of municipal taxes, promoting tax regulations, replacing the mesh plates. "We, even, to mitigate the traffic, have the '' Metro'' bicycles in certain areas, so that citizens can move with them in the center and return the same day, and two minibuses, which will move downtown. Finally, the sites should be well lit to deter burglars, "emphasizes Mr. Kalogiannis. "All the shops located on the axis of the projects are in difficult financial situation," said President of the Industrial Chamber of Thessaloniki, Panayiotis Papadopoulos, who, among other things, calls for the events surrounding the construction sites to attract people and gain even temporary traffic areas. "As a chamber not collect fees from companies that are our members and the surrounding sites, "says vice president of Commerce and Industry of Thessaloniki, Manolis Vlachogiannis, which underlines the need to accelerate the archaeological excavations. View of archaeological finds from the construction of the metro to become the great and diverse cultural traditions of Thessaloniki, which will result in attracting tourists and thus strengthen the economy by asking the chairman, John Mandrinou, the Federation of Professional Traders Thessaloniki.