The Fokida Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the MP of Fokida & Deputy Minister of Justice Mr. Ioannis Bougas co-organized on Sunday, March 3, 2024, in the hall of the Cultural Center of Amfissa a workshop on: "the benefits and opportunities for the region of Fokida, but also the wider region, from the start of construction works and after the completion of the section "Bralos - Amfissa", of the diagonal road axis "Lamia - Itea - Antirrio". The official guests at this event were the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Mr. Christos Staikouras, the Deputy Minister of Development Ms. Anna Mani-Papadimitriou and the Deputy Minister of Transport Ms. Christina Alexopoulou, who addressed the participants of the event. The conference was honoured and accompanied with their in-depth presentations by. E.", Lolos Panos - President of the Association of Industries of Central Greece, Kenanidis Apostolos - President of the Federation of Truck Drivers of Greek Freight & Passenger Road Transport (OFAE) & Vice President of E.E.SY.M., Aravantinou - Tze Peggy - Regional Councillor of the Regional Council of Fokida, Architectural Engineer - Economist, Katsochis Dimitrios - Civil Engineer - Transport Engineer - Member of the Board of E.E.S.Y.M., Kiritsis Konstantinos - Communication & Marketing Consultant of the Ioannina Chamber of Commerce. Also, the event was attended and greeted the attendees by the Vice-Regional Governor of Phocis, Mr. Georgios Delmouzos, the Mayor of Dorida, Mr. Dimitrios Giannopoulos, the Deputy Mayor of Delphi - District of Amfissa, Mr. Nikolaos Loupakos and the President of the Chamber of Boeotia and General Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Mr. Panagiotis Agniadis. The Moderator of the Workshop was the Journalist Mr. Nikolaos Karagiannis.
During his speech, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure referred to the construction of the Bralos - Amfissa section of the diagonal road axis Lamia - Itea - Antirrio, which is part of the E65 international road network and is the connecting axis between the PATHE and Ionian Road motorways, and pointed out that this is an emblematic infrastructure and development project for our country.

During his opening speech, Fokida MP and Deputy Minister of Justice Mr. Ioannis Bougas said that the road project of Bralos - Amfissa is an infrastructure and development project of national importance, which with study and strategy can act as a boost for all sectors of our local economy.

In his speech, the President of the Phocis Committee, Mr. Avgerinos Vassilios, said, among other things, that it is necessary to draw up a special strategic plan for sustainable development, in order to set priorities and directions that we should follow as a prefecture, in order to ensure a sustainable and economically developed environment both for us and for future generations.

The Chair of the Department of Regional and Economic Development, Associate Professor Marina-Selini Katsaiti in her speech referred to the opportunities and benefits of the construction of the project Bralos - Amfissa, both during and after the completion of the works, for the regional development in Fokida and the wider region, with the most important component being the increase in the volume of trade, the improvement of the comparative advantage, specialization and productivity.
Ms Katsaiti stressed the importance of the project for the improvement of the living standards of the entire population and its significance for long-term development. Common to all is that the construction of the section of the Bralos - Amfissa section of the diagonal road axis Lamia - Itea - Antirrio, is a project of great importance for our region, taking Fokida out of road isolation, as it will reduce the travel time from Western Greece to Sterea and Thessaly, completely changing road transport and travel.