Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ambracian Gulf |
| Coordinates | Preveza: 38°56′57.54″N 20°44′46.87″E / 38.9493167°N 20.7463528°E Aktio: 38°56′38.42″N 20°45′50.18″E / 38.9440056°N 20.7639389°E |
| Status | Active |
| Start | Epirus, Greece |
| End | Preveza, Greece |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Owner | Greek Government |
| Operator | Egnatia Odos S.A |
| Character | Drive through |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,570 m (5,150 ft) |
The Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel across the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf in western Greece. It links Epirus and the city of Preveza on the north shore of the gulf with the cape of Aktio (Actium) in Aetolia-Acarnania, in Central Greece. Completed in 2002, the tunnel is an important piece of infrastructure in an underdeveloped region, and greatly shortens the travel distance between the two sides of the gulf, which had been only possible by ferry. It is the only undersea tunnel in Greece.