Filenews 30 January 2023
The rainfall that occurs at noon on Monday in areas of Paphos, Limassol and Nicosia, as well as the snowfall that occurs in the wider Troodos area, affect traffic, as they make the road surface slippery.
Specifically, around 1.00pm, on the section of the Paphos-Limassol highway, between Pissouri and Avdimou, there is heavy rainfall and hail, resulting in the flow and accumulation of water and hail that make the road surface dangerously slippery.
Rainfall is also noted in other areas of the Paphos-Limassol motorway, as well as in areas of the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia motorway, but without any particular problems on the road network. However, caution is advised to passing drivers of vehicles, for safe driving in the rain.
According to the Police, in Troodos, due to the snowfall that occurs, the roads of Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos, and Prodromos-Troodos, are open ONLY for vehicles with four-wheel drive or equipped with anti-skid chains.
In the mountainous areas of Morphou and especially on the roads Kakopetria-Karvounas and Pedoulas-Kykkos, there are no particular problems in the road network. Without problems is the situation in the road network of cities, in all provinces.
It is noted that due to the prevailing winter conditions, the situation on the road network is changing. The public is urged as before their movements, they are informed about the condition of the roads through the announcements released by the Police.
Police announcements are posted in a timely manner on the Police's information website www.cypruspolicenews.com, on the Police's Facebook page (Facebook.com/cypolice), as well as on the Police's Twitter account (twitter.com/Cyprus_Police).
