Athens Ring Road (Attiki Odos)¹

Abstract

The case examines one of the most significant infrastructure projects in southeastern Europe during a time when the legal and financial environment for project financing was in its infancy (early to mid-1990s). Athens needed a ring road to support its bid to host the 2004 Olympic Games. The road was technically—as well as logistically—complex, involving 33 municipalities and construction that involved a major metropolitan area (Athens) populated by more than 3.5 million inhabitants. The case examines the economics of the project, how private-public partnerships (PPPs) are structured, and the broader field of infrastructure finance.

Citation

Eades, K.M., Allayannis, G.(Y). and Terlidis, M. (2017), "Athens Ring Road (Attiki Odos)¹", . https://doi.org/10.1108/case.darden.2016.000030