A major section of the Attiki Odos highway — between the Metamorphosis junction on the Athens-Lamia national road and the Elefsina tollgates — is to come into operation on December 2, the Public Works Ministry said yesterday. The 26-kilometer (16-mile) section includes six interchanges and traverses the districts of Menidi, Zephyri, Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos and the northern part of Mandra. A smaller section of around 3 km — from the Aghia Paraskevi junction to Doukissis Plakentias — is due to come into operation next June, along with the new Stavros interchange.