A71 motorway (Greece)

The A71 motorway, also known as the Lefktro–Sparti branch (Greek: Κλάδος Λεύκτρο–Σπάρτη),^[1] is a branch of the A7 motorway from Lefktro near Megalopoli, connecting it with Sparti. The motorway was opened on April 18, 2016.^[2] It is a toll road.

A71 motorway
Αυτοκινητόδρομος 71
A71 in red
Route information
Length	46 km (29 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Megalopoli
Major intersections	A7 (Moreas)
South end	Sparti
Location
Country	Greece
Regions	Peloponnese
Major cities	Megalopoli, Sparti
Highway system
Highways in Greece Motorways National Roads

Operation and maintenance

Moreas S.A. (Greek: Μορέας Α.Ε) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of both the A7 and A71 motorways, which are sometimes known collectively as the Moreas Motorway (Αυτοκινητόδρομος Μωρέας).^[3] The company was founded in Nestani on 22 December 2006, and is a consortium of Ellaktor as the majority shareholder (71.67%), AVAX (15%), and Intrakat (13.33%).^[4]

Moreas S.A. operates the A7 and A71 under a 30-year public–private partnership agreement with the Greek government, from 3 March 2008 to 3 March 2038.^[3]

Interchanges

The exits of the A71 motorway:^[5]

Regional unit	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Arcadia	14	Lefktro	to Kalamata, Tripoli
	15	Longanikos
Laconia	16	Pellana
	17	Sparti	, to Sparti, Gytheio to Monemvasia

References

1. "The project and its construction". Moreas S.A. Nestani. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. Motorway Lefktro – Sparta has been opened for traffic, on ypodomes.gr
3. Almunia, Joaquín (27 October 2014). "State aid SA.39224 (2014/N) - Greece" (PDF). Directorate-General for Competition. Brussels: European Commission. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
4. "The company". Moreas S.A. (in Greek). Nestani. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
5. Motorways-Exits