Sunday, January 30, 2022

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, from Wednesday, April 14, 2021, improvement works will be carried out at the Kornos junction. The works will last 15 months and concern on the one hand the improvement of the existing branches of the junction on the west side of the highway, for entry on the highway from Korno / Pyrga to Nicosia and for exit from Limassol to Korno / Pyrga, and on the other hand the creation of a new entrance side, from Korno / Pyrga to Limassol. Also on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, in the period 3 to 28 January 2022, from 07:00 to 15:00, every day except weekends and holidays, replacement works of battered safety railings will be carried out. During the works, it will be partially closed in a length of 500m. approximately the right-hand lane, in both directions and the traffic will be diverted to the left-hand lane.

On the Ayia Napa-Larnaca highway, in the period 24/01/2022 - 4/2/2022, between the hours of 07:00 - 15:00 every day, except Saturday and Sunday, cleaning works will be carried out on the sections of the highway by the Rizoelia roundabout up to the exit of Xylofagos in both directions. During the works, the support and the left lane of the road will be partially closed for a distance of approximately 400 m and the traffic will be channelled in the right lane of the highway. In Limassol, on Violetas Street, in the Ekali area of ​​the Municipality of Limassol, works are being carried out for the construction of a rainwater network. The works on this road will last until 16/2/2022. During the works there will be the appropriate marking and all safety measures will be observed. The public is asked to be careful and follow the traffic signals. In Nicosia, on Saturday 29/1/2022, from 07:00 in the morning until 05:00pm on Monday 31/01/2022, on Makariou Avenue, from the contribution of the traffic lights on Aglantzias Avenue, all traffic lanes will be closed due to asphalt works. During the works, drivers heading to the city centre are encouraged to use Armenia Avenue to get to their destination. Drivers heading towards the exit of the city are encouraged to use Karpenisiou Street. Drivers who will be traveling on Kennedy Avenue and wish to head towards the city centre are encouraged to use Karpenisiou Street while for Limassol to use Agias Paraskevi Street. In Larnaca, during the period 31/1/2022 - 18/2/2022, between the hours of 07:00 - 15:00, every day except Saturday and Sunday, works will be carried out on the central island of Australia Avenue, in both directions. During the works, the right lane of the road will be partially closed, approximately 200 m. And the traffic will be channelled to the left lane of the road. On the old Nicosia-Limassol road, in the context of the construction works of Phase 1 of the road network of the Vasilikos Energy Centre, in the period 24/10/2021 - 23/4/2022, the eastern road that connects the road with the port of Vasilikos will be closed to traffic. During the works, the traffic traffic to and from Vasiliko will be channeled to the respective west road, through Marie, except for vehicles and pedestrians that will move from and to temporary properties for which the appropriate arrangements will be made. Works on the old road Nicosia-Limassol, will be carried out in the period 3/1/2022 - 31/3/2022, daily except Sundays and holidays, between the hours of 07:00 - 16:00, for the construction of water pipes by the Department Water Development. During the works, part of a traffic lane, the old road Nicosia - Limassol, from the 'Pig Reservoir' to the WFD pumping station in Kofinou, in the direction of Kofinou, will be partially closed in a length of about 100 meters (total length 2500 meters, approximately) and the traffic will take place in the adjacent traffic lane with the use of temporary traffic lights.