sentences:  It should have been opened by July 2016, but because of landslides just before the Amfilochia interchange, it was opened in 27 December 2016 by the minister Christos Spirtzis.Also, the 37 km long section Kampi (Filippiada interchange) - Avgo was opened to traffic in 22 February 2017 by the minister of infrastructure Christos Spirtzis, however without the connection with the Egnatia Odos, which was completed in August 2017.The latter was one of the most difficult motorway segments under construction in Greece because of the rugged mountainous terrain along its route.