Your international competition is over OASA for the concession of a transport project in 63 peri-urban areas bus lineswhich will be served by 211 new buses.
The first 130 buses have already been received by the contracting consortium and the supply of the remaining vehicles is expected to be completed in the coming months. Their gradual integration into the peri-urban bus routes will begin at the end of August, starting in East Attica.
The new garage of the sponsoring consortium, from where the buses serving the regions of East Attica will depart, was visited on Tuesday by Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, Christos Staikourasaccompanied by the Vice-Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, responsible for Transport, Mr. Vassilis Economou, and the Director General of OASA, Mr.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Christos Staikourasafter inspecting the new vehicles, said: “A very important international OASA competition has been successfully completed. In the next period, 211 new buses will be on the roads of East and West Attica. And when I say the next period, I mean the next 8 months, starting in the month of August, where the first, we estimate, 30 buses will be on the roads of East Attica.
All of this will serve 63 lines. All buses are accessible to people with disabilities and it is very important that we achieve and reinforce – even further – within the timetables that we have defined, in collaboration with the private sector, the bus fleet and the daily lives of citizens.
Thus, by the end of 2024, in addition to the 250 electric buses on the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki, we will also have 211 new buses in West and East Attica, improving the daily lives of citizens, especially those most in need.
Sincere congratulations to OASA and its management, as well as to the private sector, for the extraordinary speed with which they worked to make this venture a success. Excellent buses, accessible to the whole of Greek society.”
For his part, the Vice-Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, responsible for the area of Transport, Vassilis Oikonomouemphasized: “Today at the Koropio depot we present the first new buses that will serve East Attica, replacing the old ones. In total, 96 new buses will renew the fleet of East Attica and 115 of West Attica, reaching a total of 211 new vehicles, in the next 8 months. After the first 250 electric buses already in circulation in Athens, these additional 211 will further modernize the fleet serving Attica.
With the renewal of the fleet, we will have better transportation in Attica, constantly improving routes to better serve our citizens. I am proud to contribute to the modernization of public transportation in East Attica and I promise that we will continue our efforts to improve the daily lives of citizens in the most remote areas of Attica. We are achieving our goal of completely replacing the bus fleet by 2027, in order to give our fellow citizens the public transportation they deserve.”
In turn, the CEO of OASA, George Spiliopoulosstressed: “With the successful completion of the OASA international tender for the provision of transport works on 63 peri-urban bus lines, 211 new buses are gradually joining the daily routes.
“This is another decisive step towards renewing the fleet and improving the transport service for residents and visitors of Attica. With the support of the State, we continue to add new, modern vehicles, meeting the needs of passengers and at the same time contributing to reducing the Agency’s environmental footprint.”
Regional lines of East Attica
All 96 vehicles (61 12-meter buses, 30 18-meter articulated buses and 5 8-meter Midi buses) have already been received and will gradually start operating on 25 lines in East Attica from the end of August, replacing the old vehicles currently in traffic. These bus lines serve the areas of Paiania, Koropi, Pallini, Pikermi, Gerakas, Rafina, Spata, Loutsa, Anavyssos, P. Fokaia, Anthousa, Glyka Nera, Marathon, N. Makri, Vari, Varkiza, Saronida, Vouliagmeni.
Regional lines of Western Attica
At the same time, the gradual supply of the remaining 115 new vehicles (112 12-meter and 3 8-meter Midi) that will carry out the transport project on the remaining 38 lines of West Attica, serving areas such as Elefsina, Aspropyrgos, Mandra, Magoula, Fyli, has begun. The first 34 buses have already been received and the supply of the remaining vehicles is expected to be completed in the coming months.
The concession for the transportation project based on the new contract with the consortium selected by the international competition OASA has a duration of 8 years. All vehicles that will be launched on the lines will be new diesel urban buses, EURO VI category or higher, with low floor.