MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 

On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, from Sunday, March 20, 2022 and for a period of five months, in the section of the highway from 500 metres before the exit to Tseri past the Idalio Industrial Area and for a distance of approximately 2 kilometres, construction work will continue of the perimeter highway of Nicosia. Traffic on the Nicosia – Limassol highway in the direction from Limassol to Nicosia and from Nicosia to Limassol will be conducted in 2 traffic lanes in each direction and the lanes will be shifted to the eastern side of the existing highway. Traffic from the exit of industrial Idaliou to the Tseriou bypass will be uninterrupted, while the traffic from the Tseriou bypass to Nicosia via the highway will be closed. Traffic from the Tseri bypass to Nicosia will be conducted via the old Nicosia - Limassol road from the JCC light-controlled intersection. It is noted that the above arrangement will last for a period of approximately 5 months. Works on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, will also be carried out in the period 9/5/2022 – 31/10/2022, excluding weekends, for the installation of emergency doors on the central island of the highway from Alhambra to Germasogeia at twenty (20) points . During the works, the right traffic lanes to Limassol and to Nicosia will be closed in sections of 100m. approximately at each point and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lanes. On the Limassol-Nicosia highway, in the section of the highway from Muttayaka to Choirokoitia in the direction of Nicosia, in the period 1/8/2022 – 12/8/2022, excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, rut cleaning operations are underway. During the works, the road embankment will be closed for a length of 200m. about. The traffic will be carried out normally in the two traffic lanes. On the highway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelias roundabout, in the period 8/8/2022 – 8/9/2022, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:30, every day from Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and holidays, there will be irrigation works on slopes (including triangles) by Forest Department. During the works, the tangential traffic lane of the triangles of the Rizoelias roundabout will be partially closed for a length of 50m. about every time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca-Kofinou highway, in the period 8/8/2022 – 8/9/2022, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:30, every day from Monday to Thursday, pruning work will be carried out on the central islet by the Department of Forestry. During the works, the tangential traffic lane of the central island will be partially closed in both directions for a length of 1500m. about every time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. In the district of Nicosia, specifically in Deutera, on Griva Digeni Avenue, Anthoupoli – Palechorio road, from Friday, May 27, 2022 and for a period of five (5) months, construction work will be carried out on a roundabout at its junction with Agia Marina Street. During the works, traffic from Anthoupoli to Palaichori and vice versa will be diverted through a temporary bypass road approximately 300m long. The junction of Griva Digeni Avenue with Agia Marina Street will be closed and drivers from Palaichori to Deutera are urged to use the previous exit towards Anagyia – Pano Deutera. In Limassol, specifically in Germasogeia, at the junction of Christaki Kranou Street and Daidalidon Street, in the period 21/2/2022 – 13/8/2022, roundabout construction works will be carried out. Also in Germasogeia, construction works on the Germasogeia bypass road continue as normal. On Sunday, August 7, 2022, it will be delivered to the circle section of the new bypass road of Germasogeia (Miki Theodorakis Avenue) from Mylou Street to Isabella Street with a total length of 1.5 km. approx. On the same day, the construction work of the next phase of the Project will begin, which will last 6 months and includes, among other things, the reconstruction/upgrading of a 400m long section of Agia Paraskevi Street. up to the southern part of the Germasogeia roundabout, the reconstruction of Mylou Street and the construction of a roundabout at the junction of the new Mikis Theodorakis Avenue with Agia Paraskevi and Milos Streets. During the construction work of this phase the following traffic arrangements will apply:

(a) The junction of Agia Paraskevi and Mylos Streets will be closed and the section of Agia Paraskevi Street south of Tellyrias Street will temporarily operate as a cul-de-sac. Traffic from/to Germasogeia and from/to Limassol will take place via the new bypass road and its connections with Agia Paraskevi street from Isabella, Patron and Tellyria streets. The access of Agia Paraskevi street towards Limassol is expected to be handed over to traffic around the end of October 2022. (b) Mylou Street will be closed and its eastern section, from its junction with Potamias Street, will temporarily function as a dead-end street to serve merchants and residents. (c) Traffic from/to Muttayaka will be able to travel via Potamias Street (east) or via the new bypass road and Agios Georgios Street. On Navarinou Street, in Limassol, from its junction from the roundabout of Eleftherias Street to the traffic lights of Irini Street, also within the framework of the Great Flood Protection Project of the Center of Limassol, from Thursday June 30, rainwater drainage works will be carried out . The work is expected to be completed by Monday, September 5. Also in Limassol and Amathus, from Tuesday, July 26, works will be carried out to instal storm drains, on Dodekanisou Street from its junction with Grigori Auxentiou Street to its junction with Idaliou Street. The work is expected to be completed by Wednesday, August 31. Works in Limassol and Amathus will be carried out from Monday, August 01, 2022 and on Stavroforon Street from its junction with Thessalonikis Street to its junction with Amfipoleos Street, in the Municipality of Limassol, in the context of the major flood prevention project in the centre of Limassol, for installation of storm drains. The work is expected to be completed by Friday, August 12. During the works, the road will be closed and the public is asked to comply with the temporary road markings to divert traffic. In Paphos, in the Geroskipou area, from Tuesday, April 5, 2022, until Monday, March 6, 2023, the connecting road B6 - A6 (Limassol - Paphos), will be closed to traffic, due to roundabout construction works on Kinyra Street in Geroskipou. During the works drivers and pedestrians will be able to use a temporary detour that has been constructed for this purpose. On the old Paphos-Limassol road, from the period 7/2/2022 – 7/9/2022 (for 7 months), at the junction of Ippokratous Street with the old Paphos-Limessou road (Makariou Avenue 3), in the Municipality of Geroskipou , road improvement works will be carried out by the Pafos Public Works Department. During the works, the roads will remain open and traffic to/from Geroskipou will operate according to the temporary road markings. On the old Nicosia-Limassol road, the eastern road that connects the road to the port of Vassilikos will be closed to traffic during the period 23/4/2022 – 23/10/2022, as part of the construction works of Phase 1 of the Road Network of the Vassilikos Energy Centre. During the works, all traffic to and from Vassiliko will be diverted to the corresponding westbound road, through the Community of Mari. The movement of vehicles and pedestrians, on adjacent roads and residences will be done according to the corresponding local arrangements. Also on the old Nicosia-Limassol road, in the period 18/7/2022 – 12/8/2022, every day except Sunday, between the hours of 07:30 – 18:00, construction works of water pipes will be carried out by the Department of Water Development. During the works, part of the old Nicosia - Limassol road, from the Offices of the Water Development Department in Choirokoitia and for a length of 200m. approximately in the direction of Skarinos, will be closed, and traffic will be made using traffic lights.