MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 

On the Limassol-Paphos highway, in the section from Erimi to Petra tou Romiou, until 26/11/2022, between the hours of 08:00 - 15:00, plantation watering works will be carried out within the central island, as well as on the slopes of the road , by the Forest Department. While the works are being carried out, the right traffic lane heading from Limassol to Paphos will be partially closed for a length of 1000m. and traffic will be diverted to the left lane. On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, in the period 9/5/2022 – 31/10/2022, excluding weekends, work will be carried out to install 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 Nicosia-Limassol highway, from Monday 24/10/2022 until Thursday 27/10/2022, from 18:00 in the afternoon until 06:00 in the morning of the following day, work will be carried out to install emergency exits in Central Island of the Motorway in the Alhambra area. During the works, the right traffic lanes to Limassol and to Nicosia will be closed, in sections of approximately 2000 metres long, and traffic will move to the adjacent traffic lanes. 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 a ramp, due to works for the construction of the new road network in the area of ​​the New Limassol Stadium. 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 Limassol-Paphos highway, the Kolossi / Erimi exit will remain closed from Monday 31/10/2022 until Saturday 5/11/2022, as part of the construction of the new road network in the area of ​​the New Limassol Stadium. Affected drivers are urged to use the previous exit to Ypsona or the next exit to Erimi. 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. In Germasogeia, in the area of ​​the Germasogeia roundabout, in the period from 10/10/2022 until the end of December 2022, works will be carried out on the eastern part of Agia Paraskevi street, from the Germasogeia roundabout to its junction with Mylou street (approximately 170 m long). During the works, traffic will be diverted to the western part of the road in a two-way manner

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 will be built connecting Strovolos and Agios Georgios streets at its northern 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 included in the under construction project. 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.

Also in Tseri, on Analyonda Street, in the section from its junction with Poseidonos Street to its junction with Tevkrou Anthia Street, from Friday 9/9/2022 and for a period of 4 months, renovation works will be carried out, in framework of the implementation of the 1st phase of the "Road within Tseriou" project. During this phase, all traffic lanes will be closed in the aforementioned section. Drivers heading towards Nicosia are urged to use Poseidonos, Andrea Kesta, Archiepiskou Makariou III and Leontiou A' streets, which will be reversed to one-way traffic from Archiepiskou Makariou III to Pieridis Street. Drivers heading towards Analyondas are urged to use Tevkrou Anthia, Makrygianni, Tripolitsas, Papalazarou, Achilleos and Omirou streets, following the temporary markings. In the province of Larnaca, on a section of the Mazotos - Kitiou road, on Thursday 27/10/2022, between the hours of 08:00 - 14:00, tree pruning will be carried out. During the works, a section of the road, approximately two hundred (200) metres long, in the direction from Mazoto to Kiti, one kilometer after the Camel Park, will be closed, and traffic will be diverted in the opposite direction using STOP & GO signs. In Aradippou, during the period 11/10/2022 – 27/10/2022, every day except weekends, between the hours of 08:00 – 13:00, in parts of Eleftherias, Australasia, Acropolis, Hellas and Griva Digeni avenues, works will be carried out maintenance of the greenery of the central islets, by the Municipality of Aradippou. During the works, the tangential traffic lane on both sides of the central island will be partially closed for a length of 100-200m. about every time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the coastal road of Larnaca-Dekeleia, in Larnaca, from the roundabout of the Marine Club and at a length of 800m. approximately, as part of the construction works of the Project "Improvement of the Larnaca - Dekelia Coastal Road Phase C", from 04/10/2022 and for a period of approximately five months, works will be carried out next to the road boundaries and drivers are urged to be careful. In Larnaca, on Makariou Avenue 3, in the period 24/10/2022 – 26/10/2022, between the hours of 07:00 – 15:00, horizontal marking works will be carried out. During the works, one lane will be partially closed 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 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 the district of Limassol, the Arakapa - Sykopetras road will remain closed due to improvement works, from October 17, 2022 to November 4, 2022, around the clock. The public can use the Sykopetras - Agios Konstantinos road.

In Germasogeia, construction work on the Germasogeia bypass road continues as normal. From Sunday, August 7, the construction works of the next phase of the Project are being carried out, which will last 6 months and include, 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. The works will continue on Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, from the junction with Vasileos Konstantinou Street to the junction with Nikou Pattichi Street, from Saturday 15 October to Monday 5 December 2022 as part of the Greater Limassol Flood Control Project. During the works, the northbound lanes of the upper part of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue will remain closed and traffic will flow both ways in the southbound lanes. Traffic on Nikos Pattihis Street will not be affected. Also in Limassol, on Nikou and Despoinas Pattichi Streets, in the section from its junction with Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue to its junction with Makariou III Avenue, from Monday 17/10/2022 until Thursday 3/11/2022, except Friday, Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 22:00 in the evening and 06:00 in the morning of the following day, construction work will be carried out on a brick island and temporary parking spaces. During the works, one lane in each direction will be partially closed for approximately 300 metres and traffic will be diverted to the other lane. The public is requested, during the above period, to avoid parking vehicles along Nikou and Despina Pattichi streets. 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. On Leontiou Street, south of Makariou Avenue, in Limassol, from Monday October 17, work will also be carried out as part of the Major Flood Protection Project of the Centre of Limassol. The work is expected to be completed by Thursday, October 27. During the works, traffic from Makariou Avenue to the city centre will be allowed, while traffic from the city centre to Makariou Avenue will be diverted to other roads according to the temporary traffic regulations. As part of the Great Flood Protection Project of Greater Limassol, the works of the second phase have begun on Patron Street, which will last until Saturday, November 12, 2022. During the works, Patron Street from its junction with Armonias Street to Agia Paraskevi will be closed to all vehicles and traffic to and from Agios Athanasios will be through other roads. In Paphos, in the Geroskipou area, from Tuesday, April 5, 2022, until Monday, March 6, 2023, the connecting road B6 - A6 (Limessos - 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.

Also in the district of Paphos, a section of the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road will be closed, except for the village of Yolou, from its junction with the Stroumbi – Kathikas road to the junction with the road to Simou in the area of ​​Kouyoukka, from Monday 17 October 2022 until Friday, October 27, 2022. During the works, access to and from Poli Chrysochous will be via the road Stroumbi – Kathikas – Drouseia – Prodromi, as well as from the road Polemi – Agios Dimitrianos – Lhasa – Simou.

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.

Due to forestry works on the road Kakopetrias/Karvounas – Agios Nikolaos/Apotheri which continue in the area, part of the road from Platanias – Apotheri – Agios Nikolaos Stegis will remain closed until Friday 28/10/2022.