Akti Dymaion
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The Akti Dymaion or the Akti Dymeon, Akti Dimeon and the Akti Dimaion (Greek: Ακτή Δυμαίων, literally the Dyme coast) is a major avenue that was part of the GR-9/E55 (Patras-Pyrgos) before the construction of the new highway and the Patras Bypass. The road begins at Trion Navarchon Street and Othonos Amalias down to the Patras-Paralia municipal boundary, where it is unnamed, then links to the Ovrya Interchange of the Patras Bypass. The road has two lanes south of the Glafkos River and three north of the Glafkos River.
Supermarkets and Superstores on the right side of the street includes Metro Cash and Carry, Alfa Vita Vasilopoulos near Eleftherios Venizelos Street, Praktiker and Veropoulos by Antheias Street. Gas stations in order includes Revoil and Shell.
[edit] Intersections
The intersections here are ordered southward. All of the intersections except of the southernmost have traffic lights. The street also has port entrances except south of Glafkos and Eleftherios Venizelos streets as well as streets to superstores.
- Papaflessa Street
- Metro Cash and Carry Intersection
- Voreiou Ipeirou Street
- Eleftherios Venizelos Street
- Road to Praktiker
- Antheia Street
- Old intersection to the factory
- Intersection with the road to the GR-33 (Patras-Tripoli) which is also Akrotiriou Street
- Road to Lefka
- Road to the Ovrya Interchange with the Patras Bypass
[edit] Subdivisions
- Patras
- west of Zarouchleika
- Lefka
[edit] History
The avenue was first opened within the Dyme coast in which is named after and added a road in which it became a major highway between Patras and Pyrgos instead of going through Mintilogli. In the 1960s, the street was widened into two lanes north of the Glafkos River. Street lights and traffic lights were added during its widening. An intersection linking with Praktiker Superstore was opened in the mid-1990s. In 1997, the southern section became two and three laned with three more traffic lights at the south and was illuminated with street lights. It opened the Glafkos River road and added an intersection. In the early to mid-2000s, kilometre posts were added.
