Premier Costas Simitis appealed to the municipal authorities of Faliron, Alimos, Hellenikon and Kalithea, to drop legal appeals seeking to delay important construction projects on Athens 2004 Olympic venues and road works.
Residents and local authorities of several seaside suburbs have appealed to Greece’s Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, to have various Olympic projects canceled or delayed because they will adversely affect their quality of life.
The latest legal battle facing Olympic construction projects is a challenge in the Council of State by residents of Hellenikon who object to the building of a depot for a proposed tram.
Olympic organizers consider the tram project crucial for easing traffic during the Games, but residents complain that many roads are too narrow, and object to part of a boardwalk being taken up by the tram.
