During the formal installation of the construction company, Peloponnese region chief Petros Tatoulis stated that: “It is our responsibility to link all of southeastern Peloponnese, and today this is a decisive step in that direction”. He went on to add that the project is difficult and has been a dream for decades. It is part of the region’s plans to connect by road the peninsula’s coastal road with Gythio, Areopolis and Kalamata further west.

The deputy mayor of Monemvasia, a historical town under cultural protection further south, said that this was a much longed-for project, while the South Kyrnouria mayor added that the project “is a dream coming true” that will help the tourism development of the area.