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No tolls on Greek highways for private vehicles on election weekend

All highways in Greece will be toll-free for private cars and motorcycles on Sunday, in order to facilitate transportation to and from voting locations.

According to the decision by Deputy Infrastructure & Transport Minister Giorgos Karagiannis, tolls will be suspended from 00:00 on Saturday to 08:00 on Monday (May 20-22).

Included in the measure are the the road connecting Elefsina, Corinth, Patras, Patras Diversion; the road connecting Corinth, Tripoli, and Kalamata; the road connecting Lefktro and Sparta, the Rio-Antirrio Bridge; Ionia Odos; the Egnatia Odos; and Attiki Odos. All side roads that usually collect tolls will also be toll free on the weekend.

Legal representatives of electoral centers will be exempted from paying tolls from 10:00 on Thursday (May 18) to Monday (24:00). They may be required to show their appointment document and a police ID.

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