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Congestion and heavy traffic at toll stations ahead of lockdown on Saturday morning

Congestion and heavy traffic at toll stations ahead of lockdown on Saturday morning

Friday's heavy traffice continued into evening on main roads in Attica region, the traffic police said, adding that over 40,000 cars left Athens before the new three-week lockdown measures kick in at 06:00 on Saturday.

From 06:00 to 17:00, a total of 43,996 vehicles left through the Athens-Corinth and the Athens-Lamia national highway toll stations. Of these, 22,780 cars headed south in the direction of Corinth and 21,216 north towards Lamia.

Greek police sources told Athens-Macedonian News Agency that the entire traffic police is out, and that there is congestion at the Kifissos area, as well as on Patission St. and Vassilissis Sofias Ave.