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Cephissus River (Greek Κήφισσος, Kifissós, Kephissós) are four rivers of Greece.
This river is founded in the western part of the valley, and today much of the river flows adjacent to the freeway linking Athens and Thessaloniki, and east of mountains of Parnitha and Aegaleo.
Construction began in 1995 and teared down four bridges for widening. This has lasted for nearly eight years. However, heavy rains and flooding delayed work over the river (first week of August 1997) causing a cement truck to wash away. In 1999, the reconstruction of Treis Gephyres, (the Three Bridges) was being repaired for widening.
In the later phases of construction, the new freeway extended to near Peiraiôs Avenue when heavy rains delayed the construction in mid and late 2002, one in mid-July, and about three in September. Flooding has also occurred. Gates were being put to prevent flooding. This was the year of heavy rains. The freeway over the Kifissos or the Cephissus made it down to the freeway (not far where the river ends) linking the southern suburbs and Athens from Piraeus which is also Poseidonos Avenue for its final phases of widening GR-1. This will end with opening a southern junction near the new Olympic facility. It will open around mid-2004.Central Athens
Geography
In the southern part, the river flows under (orignally in the middle of) a highway of a main street named Kifissou Avenue for 15 km. After the Olympics of 2004, the Kifissou Avenue freeway now with three to four lanes will run for 15 km over the river due to lack of space of housing in the Athens area. It will also be a freeway connecting Piraeus, from the northern suburbs and the communities of south suburban Athens from Varkiza to Phaliron. This will decongest Athens' downtown streets.
History
