With mile-long back-ups along the highway, the return of Christmas, with the situation deteriorating by the hour.

In the wider area of Lamia, just before the farmers’ blockade at Bralos, a queue of more than 3 kilometers has already formed, as vehicles heading towards Athens were forced to pass through a single lane of traffic. Farmers had withdrawn their tractors to provide another lane, which was activated at noon on Sunday (28/12) to absorb the traffic on the national network.

At the same time, in the area of the Martinou bridge at 125 km of the PATHE, a queue of up to 4 km has already formed, as vehicles moving on the PATHE axis towards Athens are forced to be restricted to one lane.

Then, through traffic police regulations, they are led to the side road heading to Kastro, Aliarto and the old highway Lamia – Athens, to end up after Thebes in Ritsona at 75 km of the highway and continue to Athens.

The traffic on the bypasses is at very low speeds, while in some cases, there is congestion, resulting in inconvenience for drivers and significantly increasing transit time.

Photo from the height of Lamia:

Farmers and ranchers from the Nikaia blockade were at the Makrychori toll road, early Sunday afternoon, raising the barriers in order to allow free passage for those passing through, according to larissanet.gr. At the same time, they handed out products and wishes to passing drivers ahead of the New Year.