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Title: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on April 26, 2024, 01:12:22 PM
Kalimera, the Kotsifou Gorge was closed for work at the end of October 2023.

On March 13, 2024, there was a landslide, since then the gorge has been closed in both directions.

https://www.goodnet.gr/news-item/megaloi-brachoi-upochorisan-sto-faraggi-tou-kotsifou-ekleise-o-dromos-apagoreuetai-i-dieleusi.html (https://www.goodnet.gr/news-item/megaloi-brachoi-upochorisan-sto-faraggi-tou-kotsifou-ekleise-o-dromos-apagoreuetai-i-dieleusi.html)

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2051583_rethymno-katadikasmenoi-se-marasmo-apo-tin-katolisthisi-sto-faraggi-toy (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2051583_rethymno-katadikasmenoi-se-marasmo-apo-tin-katolisthisi-sto-faraggi-toy)

The problem is that there is no specialized company in Crete for this work. There are 5 companies in Greece.

Ta Leme, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: DandC on June 03, 2024, 10:21:21 AM
Hi - Any update on whether Kotsifou is reopening any time soon?
We're due to go to Plak Jul 1st  :)
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on June 12, 2024, 02:54:24 PM
There are reports in the Cretan newspapers from time to time. But nothing is happening...

The problem is probably that there is no company for this work on Crete, only on the mainland.

There is also a lack of clarity about how to proceed. It seems to be technically complicated...

I assume that the road through the gorge will be closed for some time to come.

Best regards from Hamburg, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: DandC on June 12, 2024, 03:20:07 PM
kv - thanks for update.
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on June 14, 2024, 06:24:15 AM
Kalimera DandC, work actually started yesterday.

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2060310_faraggi-kotsyfoy-xekinise-i-apokatastasi-meta-ti-megali-katolisthisi (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2060310_faraggi-kotsyfoy-xekinise-i-apokatastasi-meta-ti-megali-katolisthisi)

kal? savvatokyriako ? καλό σαββατοκύριακο, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: DandC on June 14, 2024, 03:56:23 PM
kv - καλησπέρα - ευχαριστώ πολύ.

Not going to be open by the time we get there in 2 weeks time then? ;)
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on June 15, 2024, 08:40:34 AM
Kalimera DandC, I wouldn't assume that the road will be clear again in a fortnight. It's probably technically very complicated.

?It is recalled that following a conversation between the Mayor of Ag. Vassiliou with Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his recent visit to Gerani, the Prime Minister was informed of the impact of the landslide, with the Mayor sending him a detailed memorandum to explore a long-term and radical response to the safe link and its funding options.?

I wish you nice days in Plakias, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on August 31, 2024, 08:40:39 AM
Kalimera, according to a newspaper report from yesterday, the Kotsifou gorge is to be reopened to motor traffic in September.

Specialised teams have already cleared the mountain of dangerous rocks.

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2073041_faraggi-kotsyfoy-me-gorgoys-rythmoys-prohoroyn-ta-erga-apokatastasis-pote (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2073041_faraggi-kotsyfoy-me-gorgoys-rythmoys-prohoroyn-ta-erga-apokatastasis-pote)

kalo savvatokyriako - καλό σαββατοκύριακο, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on September 12, 2024, 12:59:53 PM
Kalimera, the Deputy Governor of Rethymno, Maria Lioni, accompanied by executives from the Director of Technical Works of the Regional Unit of Rethymno, inspect the construction sites in the Kotsifou Gorge during a joint meeting.

https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/sto-faraggi-kotsifoy-i-antiperifereiarhis-rethymnis-maria-lioni (https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/sto-faraggi-kotsifoy-i-antiperifereiarhis-rethymnis-maria-lioni)

Best regards from Hamburg, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on October 19, 2024, 08:58:46 AM
Kalimera, in the neakriti of 18.10. there was an article about the current construction work in the Kotsifou Gorge. The special team from the mainland is making good progress. The road and the riverbed have been cleared of debris from the landslide. Work is now beginning to secure the rocks with metal nets. One rock is also to be removed.

A date for the reopening, a release for car traffic was not mentioned.

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2081928_kleisto-faraggi-kotsyfoy-xekinisan-ton-martio-entatikes-ergasies (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2081928_kleisto-faraggi-kotsyfoy-xekinisan-ton-martio-entatikes-ergasies)

kalo savvatokyriako - καλό σαββατοκύριακο, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on October 21, 2024, 07:44:41 AM
Kalimera, yesterday there was another article in neakriti that work is progressing at a satisfactory pace (the residents of Kotsifou Gorge certainly see it differently).

?Specialised teams in the Kotsifou Gorge are working feverishly for the project delivery. The road has already been built, the technical part for the drainage of the water is finished, the cleaning of the rocks has been completed and the installation of the special grids remains.?

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2082284_faraggi-kotsyfoy-se-poio-stadio-briskontai-oi-ergasies-epipleon-parembaseis (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2082284_faraggi-kotsyfoy-se-poio-stadio-briskontai-oi-ergasies-epipleon-parembaseis)

kali evdomada, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on December 16, 2024, 12:57:48 PM
Kalimera, the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Triantopoulos, accompanied by the Deputy Regional Governor of Rethymno, Maria Lioni, visited today the gorge of Kotsifos, where the Region of Crete is carrying out the restoration of landslide damage with a budget of two million euros.

The proposed restoration works of the slope include the application of a fully anchored net (an anchorage of 3.0 to 12.0 meters in length), the collection of rainwater with a lined concrete trench in the area of the landslide, will be reconstructed and the side on the concrete wall, height 6.5 meters.

Finally, the road will be restored with pavement reconstruction (in the area of the reconstruction of the wall), asphalt carpet, marking with reflective paint and placement of safety barriers.

https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/sta-erga-sto-faraggi-toy-kotsifoy-triantopoylos-kai-lioni (https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/sta-erga-sto-faraggi-toy-kotsifoy-triantopoylos-kai-lioni)

Kalo Chimona (Καλό χειμώνα) - have a good winter, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on January 30, 2025, 08:06:54 AM
Kalimera, another 2 million euros were approved for Kotsifou Gorge and Kourtaliotiko Gorge.

Of this, 900,000 euros are for the Kotsifou Gorge.

There is also a study for a tunnel in the Kotsifou Gorge and in the Kourtaliotiko Gorge.

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2099682_rethymno-anisyhia-meta-ti-nea-ptosi-brahon-sto-koyrtaliotiko-faraggi-vid (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2099682_rethymno-anisyhia-meta-ti-nea-ptosi-brahon-sto-koyrtaliotiko-faraggi-vid)

https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/rethymno-2-ekat-eyro-gia-erga-apokatastasis-ton-fysikon-katastrofon-sta-faraggia-koyrtalioti (https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/rethymno-2-ekat-eyro-gia-erga-apokatastasis-ton-fysikon-katastrofon-sta-faraggia-koyrtalioti)

Best regards from Plakais, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on March 02, 2025, 06:15:31 PM
Kalispera, if all goes well, the work on the Kotsifou Gorge will be completed by the end of February or early March and the gorge can be reopened to traffic about a year after the landslide.

A study is being carried out into the possibility of building a new road to the south and then a tunnel.

Best regards from Plakis, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on March 25, 2025, 02:51:27 PM
"The interventions will be completed by the end of the week according to what the deputy governor of Rethymno Mary Lioni said in the ?Cretan Inspection? and Goodnet.gr, with crews focussing on completing the final checks at this point. On Wednesday, the crane is expected to be removed from the area and then proceed with asphalt works. By early next week at the latest, after months of work by crews and aerial artists, traffic will be dedicated."

https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/rethymno-anoigei-syntoma-faraggi-toy-kotsifoy (https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/rethymno-anoigei-syntoma-faraggi-toy-kotsifoy)

Best regards from Souda/Plakias, kv
Title: 30.March:Kotsifou Gorge reopened, restoration work completed after the landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on March 30, 2025, 06:45:22 AM
Kalimera, after more than a year it is once again possible to drive through Kotsifou Gorge by car. Miracles do happen...

Kotsifou Gorge reopened - restoration work completed after the landslide
https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2110004_kriti-xana-anoihto-faraggi-toy-kotsifoy-oloklirothikan-oi-ergasies (https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/rethymno/2110004_kriti-xana-anoihto-faraggi-toy-kotsifoy-oloklirothikan-oi-ergasies)

Best regards from Souda/Plakias, kv
Title: Re: The Kotsifou Gorge has been closed since March 13, 2024 due to a landslide
Post by: kokkinos vrachos on March 31, 2025, 12:27:22 PM
Kalimera, and there was also a serious car accident.

https://rethnea.gr/trochaio-atychima-sto-farangi-tou-kotsyfou-sto-nosokomeio-chanion-nosilevetai-o-travmatias-odigos/

Best regards from Souda/Plakias, kv