On Friday 9th May, in the presence of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the contract was signed at the Cultural Conference Centre of Heraklion for the construction of the main section of the VOAK, which will run between Chania and Heraklion. The concession agreement covers the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the longest section of the new motorway, which will have a length of 157 km, plus the adjoining road network. An add-on to the concession is the construction of the western section between Chania and Kissamos, 30 km long, for which plans have already been prepared and updated. Together with this section, the new road will comprise 43 interchanges, 23 tunnels and 89 bridges.