Thursday, September 8, 2022

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, in the period 9/5/2022 – 31/10/2022, excluding weekends, work will be carried out to instal emergency exits 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 Larnaca-Kofinou highway, heading towards Kofinou, on Thursday 8/9/2022 and Friday 9/9/2022, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:30, watering of the plants of the central islands will be carried out by the Department Forests. During the works, the tangential traffic lane on the central island will be partially closed, for a length of 1500m. approximately each time, and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane.

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 public 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. every time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca - Ayia Napa highway, from the Xylotympo exit to the Ayia Napa roundabout (partially in both directions), in the period 5/9/2022 - 15/9/2021, every day, except weekends, between the hours of 0800 – 1700, road lighting maintenance work will be carried out by the Electromechanical Service. During the works, one traffic lane will be partially closed for a length of 200m. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca – Ayia Napa highway, from the Rizoelia roundabout, to the Xylotymbou exit, in the direction of Ayia Napa, during the period 12/9/2022 – 15/9/2022, daily, between the hours of 0830 – 1600, watering of the plants of the central islands will be carried out by the Department of Forestry. During the works, the tangential traffic lane of the central island will be partially closed, for a length of 1500m. approximately, each 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, daily from Monday to Thursday, pruning operations 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 from both directions for a length of 1500m. about every time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the highways in the province of Larnaca, in the period 29/8/2022 – 8/9/2022, every day, Monday to Thursday, between the hours 08:30 – 16:00, watering works of the plants of the central islands will be carried out by the Department of Forestry as follows: (a) On the Larnaca Airport - Ayia Napa and Larnaca - Nicosia highways, from Nicosia to the Rizoelia roundabout and then to the airport roundabout, heading towards Larnaca Airport and at the same time. (b) On the Larnaca Airport - Ayia Napa highway, from the Rizoelia roundabout to the Xylotymbou exit, in the direction of Ayia Napa. During the works, the tangential traffic lane of the central island will be partially closed, for a length of 1500m. approximately each time, and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Limassol-Paphos highway, section after the Erimi exit, 450m long. approx., as well as part of the exit from the highway to Kolossi/ Erimi, 200m long, in the direction of Limassol, will operate without ramps, due to works for the construction of the new road network in the area of ​​the New Stadium of Limassol. The works will be carried out in the period 30/8/2022 – 07/12/2022, on weekdays and Saturdays, between the hours 07:00 – 15:00. On the Nicosia-Limassol highway and the Limassol Bypass Road, in the section from the Muttayakas exit to the uneven junction of the New Limassol Hospital, on Thursday 09/08/2022 to Sunday 11/09/2022 from 09:00 to 16 :00, sweeping operations will be conducted. During the works the following will be applied: I. The expressway/bypass lane will be partially closed for approximately 200m in one direction only at all times and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. II. One traffic lane of the connecting roads of the roundabouts will be partially closed for a length of approximately 100 m in one direction only, at any time, and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane.

On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, as of September 03, 2022, as part of the construction of the Nicosia Phase AI perimeter highway, the traffic of the highway, which was conducted in 4 traffic lanes on the east side, was shifted to the west side of the existing highway. The traffic of the existing highway from Limassol to Nicosia and vice versa will be carried out in 2 traffic lanes instead of 3 in a length of 2 km. approximately on the west side of the existing highway. The traffic from the exit of the industrial area of ​​Idalio to the Tseri bypass will be uninterrupted, while the traffic from the Tseri bypass to Nicosia via the highway will not be conducted. Traffic from the Tseri bypass to Nicosia will be conducted via the old Nicosia - Limassol road from the JCC light-controlled junction. Traffic from the highway heading towards Limassol to the Idali industrial area will be conducted through the new exit constructed as part of the Perimeter Project, while traffic from the Idali industrial area to the existing highway heading towards Limassol will be uninterrupted. During the works, traffic on the highway from Nicosia to Limassol and vice versa will be conducted in one lane. The traffic from the Tseri bypass to the existing highway in the direction of Nicosia and from the industrial area of ​​Idali to the existing highway in the direction of Limassol will not be carried out at the specified times. It is noted that traffic from the Tseri bypass to Nicosia will be conducted via the old Nicosia - Limassol road from the light-controlled junction near the JCC. The traffic from the industrial area of ​​Idali to the existing highway in the direction of Limassol will be conducted from the entrance of Kotsiatis. It is noted that the above arrangement will last for a period of approximately 5 months. The public can be informed about the above planned works, through the website www.traffic4cyprus.org.cy, which provides a cartographic representation of the works and their effects on traffic during their execution. Also on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, from Monday, 5/9/2022 until Thursday, 8/9/2022, from 6:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the next day, installation works will be carried out for emergency exits on the central island of the highway, for a distance of 1000m. approximately before the exit to Akti Kyverniti, from Nicosia to Limassol. During the execution of the works, the right traffic lanes to Limassol and to Nicosia will be closed, in sections 200m long. approximately and the traffic will be in the adjacent left lanes. On the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia highway, from Monday, 5/9/2022 to Thursday, 15/9/2022 (excluding Friday, Saturday and Sunday), from 8:00 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. the following day, maintenance work will be carried out on the asphalt pavement on sections of the highway from the exit to Mammari to the Nicosia Mall in the direction of Nicosia. During the works, parts of the motorway towards Nicosia will be closed and vehicle traffic will be diverted to the opposite traffic flow, turning it into a two-way traffic. In Nicosia, in Aglantzia and Geri, on the road connecting Aglantzia Avenue with the Kyrenia - Athalassa Avenue roundabout and on the Aglantzia - Geri road past the Athalassa Park, from its junction with Kalamon Avenue to the Agios Georgios traffic lights, from on Monday 5/9/2022 until Thursday 8/9/2022, from 20:00 in the evening until 6:00 in the morning of the following day, road surface repair work will be carried out. During the works, parts of the affected roads will be closed for a length of 1000m. approximately and the traffic will be through adjacent passages. In Tseri, Nicosia province, from September 1, 2022, works will be carried out on the Road within Tseri, which will last 78 weeks and is expected to be completed by February 28, 2024. Works will be carried out within the Municipality of Tseri to upgrade the main road that passes through the Municipality. More specifically, the works will include the construction of a two-lane road (with additional clockwise lanes at the traffic lights) within the Municipality of Tseri for a length of approximately 2.5 kilometres. It also includes the construction of sections of bypass roads (K. Misiaulis, Salaminas, T. Anthia, S. Papalazarou, etc.), in a total area of ​​approximately 600 metres, which contribute to the main road. In the project, a small roundabout connecting the roads will be built bys Strovolos and Agios Georgios at its northernmost end. Along the road, parking spaces will be created on both sides to serve the commercial areas of the Municipality as well as the two Primary Schools under construction. The project also includes the construction of sidewalks, the installation of traffic lights, the undergrounding of all utilities, horizontal and vertical signage, the installation of new street lighting and other related works. Depending on each phase of the works, the relevant announcements will be issued that will describe the works to be performed as well as the corresponding traffic regulations. In Meneu, in the province of Larnaca, in the period 7/9/2022 – 14/10/2022, between the hours of 07:00 – 15:00, every day except weekends, construction work will be carried out on the slope of Archbishop Makarios III Avenue, from junction of Eleftheria Avenue towards Dromolaxia - Meneou and for a length of 200m. about. During the works, one traffic lane of Archbishop Makarios Avenue III will be closed and traffic will be diverted to side streets using appropriate signage. 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 of approximately 300m length. 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 Germasogeia, construction work on the Germasogeia bypass road continues as normal. From Sunday, August 7, 2022, the construction work of the next phase of the Project will be carried out, which will last 6 months and includes, among other things, the reconstruction/upgrading of a 400m long section of the road on 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 be done via Potamias Street (east) or via the new bypass road and Agios Georgios Street. In Limassol, the works at the Limassol-Amathous Drainage Board, on the eastern lanes of Nikou Pattichi Street, despite its junction with Christofi Ergatoudi Street, have been completed according to schedule and traffic from the Troodos roundabout to the city centre has been restored. From Monday, August 29, until Monday, September 12, work will be carried out on the westbound lanes of Nikou Pattichi Street, by the junction with Walter Disney Street, near the Troodos roundabout. Vehicle traffic from the city centre to the Troodos roundabout will be diverted to the eastern lanes, which will operate in two-way traffic. On Feyzit Pasha Street, in the Municipality of Limassol, as part of the Great Flood Protection Project of the Center of Limassol, from Wednesday 31 August, works will be carried out by the Sewerage Council of Limassol - Amathus. The work is expected to be completed by Thursday, October 27. 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. In the province of Famagusta, on the road Frenas-Vrysoulles, in the period 29/8/2022 – 16/9/2022, part of the road within the Community of Frenaros, will remain closed to traffic due to road works. During the works, traffic will be diverted through adjacent roads. On the old Nicosia-Limassol road, in the period 29/8/2022 – 5/12/2022, from 07:00 a.m. until 15:00, every day except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, construction work will be carried out on the slope of the road in the Kofinou area and for a length of approximately 1500m. During the works, one traffic lane of the old Nicosia - Limassol road will be partially closed for a length of 100m. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane, using STOP & GO signage. 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 Center. During the works, all traffic to and from Vasiliko will be diverted to the corresponding west 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.